These great words are from the book "Lost and Found" by Carolyn Parkhurst.
Appurtenance = an incidental right or privilege
Dearth = scarcity
Falafel = a small croquette or patty of ground chickpeas or other vegetables, seasoned with spices and deep fried in oil
Frieze = a heavy wool cloth with a shaggy, uncut nap on one side
Hyperbolic = exaggerated
Juggernaut = anything that exacts blind devotion
Malodorous = having a bad odor or stench
Modulating = regulating, adjusting or adapting to the proper degree or pitch
Paucity = scarcity, insufficiency
Plinth = the base on which a statue is placed
Prosaic = commonplace, dull, ordinary
Rapprochement = an establishing or restoring of harmony and friendly relations
Segue = to continue without break, immediate transition from one part to another
Supplicant = a person who makes a humble request
Venerable = worthy of respect or reverence by reason of age, character or position
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