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Dipper the Big Dipper; a dipper-shaped group of stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Orion an equatorial constellation between Taurus and Lepus, containing the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse

peristyle a row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof

declivity a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill

vexed to give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.

effrontery unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption

revelry reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity

Aldebaran a galactic cluster

Pleiades a galactic cluster in the constellation Taurus

fatuity stupidity, especially complacent stupidity; smug foolishness

self-effacement the practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one's own actions; modest, retiring behavior

roan of a solid color, as reddish-brown, brown, black, etc., with a thick sprinkling of white hairs; said chiefly of horses

rills little brooks; rivulets

crape streamer a piece of black crepe as a sign of mourning, often worn as a band around the arm

repugnant contradictory; inconsistent; offering resistance; opposed; antagonistic


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