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Flashcards by Tatiana Ortega, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tatiana Ortega
almost 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| appointed | a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed, etc. has everything you need and is decorated very well |
| baronial | a baronial building or room is large, impressive, and built or decorated in an old-fashioned style |
| beachfront | a beachfront building faces a beach or is very close to a beach |
| cavernous | a cavernous room or building is very large and dark |
| colonial | colonial buildings and furniture are made in a style that was common in North America in the 18th century |
| comfortable | a comfortable room or building is pleasant to spend time in, for example because it has nice furniture or is not too hot or too cold |
| condemned | a condemned building is in very bad condition and is going to be destroyed |
| Corinthian | relating to a style of architecture that uses tall thin columns with a decoration at the top |
| dank | a dank room or building is unpleasant because it is cold and has walls and floors that are slightly wet |
| derelict | something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in a bad condition |
| detached | a detached house is not joined to another house |
| dilapidated | a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition |
| Doric | built in a plain ancient Greek building style |
| drafty | a drafty room or building is uncomfortable because it has cold air blowing through it |
| firetrap | a building that would burn easily or would be difficult to get out of if there was a fire |
| high-rise | a high-rise building is very tall with many floors or levels |
| labyrinthine | like a labyrinth |
| lofty | a lofty building or structure is very tall |
| low-rise | a low-rise building has only a few levels |
| modest | a modest building is not large or expensive |
| rambling | a rambling house has a lot of different parts and covers a large area |
| Romanesque | belonging to a style of building that was common in Western Europe from about 900 to 1200 a.d. Romanesque buildings have round arches, curved ceilings, thick walls, and large pillars |
| split-level | used for describing a room or house that has parts on different levels beside each other, not above each other |
| timbered | a timbered building has outside walls made completely or partly of wood |
| vaulted | with curved structures supporting or forming the roof of a building |
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