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phantasmagoria noun [fan-taz-muh-gawr-ee-uh] 1. a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination. 2. a changing scene made up of many elements. 3. an optical illusion produced by a magic lantern or the like in which figures increase or diminish in size, pass into each other, dissolve, etc. consummate verb (used with object) 1. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
2. to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by apledge or the signing of a contract: The companyconsummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3. to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first maritalsexual intercourse.
eros from Plato’s Phaedrus mellifluous [muh-lif-loo-uh s] adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding escapism [ih-skey-piz-uh m] noun a mental desire to retreat from unpleasant realities through fantasy labyrinthine [lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen] adj. twisting and turning; complicated; tortuous inglenook [ing-guh l-noo k] noun a cozy nook by the hearth; a corner near the fireplace gambol [gam-buh l] verb To skip or leap about joyfully. crapehanger or crepehanger (KRAYP-hang-guhr) noun A gloomy person; a pessimist. intuit (in-TOO-it, -tyoo-) verb To know or sense immediately without the use of reasoning. vituperation (vy-too-puh-RAY-shuhn, -tyoo-, vi-) noun Bitter and abusive language; condemnation. anosognosia (uh-no-sog-NOH-zee-uh) noun Unawareness of one’s disease, disability, or a defect. retrodiction (ret-roh-DIK-shuhn) noun Using present information to make an assertion about the past hebephrenia (hee-buh-FREE-nee-uh) noun A form of insanity occurring at puberty
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