Cross Urban
An ongoing photography collaboration between Klaus Fruchtnis and Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo in which they pick a word a week and produce one or several images in response.
All photographs on the left side pages were taken by Klaus Fruchtnis and all photographs on the right side pages were taken by Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo. Under each photograph is the location where it was taken, and each pairing of photographs are responses to a word and its definition.
Triptych, 2008-current
1: the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten; especially: the condition of being oblivious
2a: the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown b: the state of being destroyed
existing before a war; especially: existing before the Civil War
Queens, United States
1a: free from disease, injury, defect, or error
b: in good condition: solid and strong
2: showing good judgment
3a: complete or thorough
b: of sleep: deep and restful
New York, United States
1: marked by prosperity: flourishing
2: abounding in or bearing palms
Chenonceau, France
Brooklyn, United States
past tense
Vienna, Austria
Coronado, United States
a mixture often of incongruous elements
Madrid, Spain
San Diego, United States
1: the ground of a legal action
2: the main point or part: essence
Salzburg, Austria
Bogota, Colombia
1a: one that scavenges: as b: a garbage collector c: a junk collector
2: an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion
Rennes, France
Manizales, Colombia
1 : tending to break up into parts
2 : creating disunity or dissension: divisive
Salzburg, Austria
Manizales, Colombia
a minute or minor detail
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions
2 : something existing in its original pristine state
Salzburg, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
1: of, relating to, or suitable to a letter
2: contained in or carried on by letters
3: written in the form of a series of letters
Paris, France
Toronto, Canada
1: derived or acquired from something on the outside
2: supplemental, additional
Vienna, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
1: of a timid disposition: fearful
2: expressing or suggesting timidity
Chambord, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: a sudden hostile incursion: raid
2: an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something — usually used in plural
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: containing or resembling grit
2: courageously persistent: plucky
3: having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism
Argenteuil, France
Washington DC, United States
of little value: paltry; also: petty, small-minded
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: to make a chassé
2a: walk, glide, go b: to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner
c: to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner
Vienna, Austria
New York, United States
desolate, forsaken
Corralejo, Spain
Providence, United States
1: serving to alleviate pain
2: not likely to offend or arouse tensions: innocuous
Vienna, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
1: agreeable, likeable
2: being on the same wavelength: congenial, sympathetic
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1a: to bring together: fuse b: confuse
2: to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole
Vienna, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
1: excited commotion: to-do
2: exaggerated or sensational promotion or publicity
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: a bell tower; especially: one surmounting or attached to another structure
2: a room or framework for enclosing a bell
3: head
Chenonceau, France
Brooklyn, United States
1a: of or relating to the alphabet
b: alphabetically arranged
2: rudimentary
Vienna, Austria
Chia, Colombia
lying lapped over each other in regular order
Salzburg, Austria
Baru, Colombia
lively in temper, conduct, or spirit: sprightly
Rennes, France
Baru, Colombia
1: take, steal
2: seize, catch
Salzburg, Austria
Bogota, Colombia
happening or existing without the knowledge of someone specified
Salzburg, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
vagrant, tramp
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
a luminous impression due to excitation of the retina
Vienna, Austria
Brooklyn, United States
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Paris, France
Shanghai, China
1: great wickedness
2: an outrageous or immoral act or offense
3: very large size
4: the quality of great impact or importance
Paris, France
Shenzen, China
1 a: to load or be loaded (as with cargo)
b: to put or place as a load especially for shipment
c: to load heavily or oppressively
2: to take up (a liquid) with or as if with a ladle or dipper
Madrid, Spain
New York, United States
a very small amount: spark, trace
Madrid, Spain
Brooklyn, United States
word of mouth: oral communication
Paris, France
Paris, France
1: a musical, literary, or artistic work that imitates the style of previous work or
is made up of selections from different works
2: hodgepodge
Argenteuil, France
Strasbourg, France
1: to put in prison
2: to subject to confinement
Mons, Belgium
Bordeaux, France
between
Mons, Belgium
Bordeaux, France
1: evasion of straightforward action or clear-cut statement: equivocation
2: desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
traveling from place to place; especially: covering a circuit
Villepinte, France
Northampton, United States
1: on the contrary b: by way of contrast
2: as an offset
Paris, France
Paris, France
1: forcible restraint or restriction
2: compulsion by threat; specifically: unlawful constraint
Roscoff, France
Paris, France
harmful
Argenteuil, France
Paris, France
1a: a close bond or connection b: an illicit sexual relationship: affair
2a: communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation
(as between parts of an armed force) b: one that establishes and maintains communication for mutual understanding and cooperation
Brussels, Belgium
Rennes, France
1: situated at the farthest or most distant point: extreme
2: of the greatest or highest
Paris, France
London, England
to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon
Mons, Belgium
Rome, Italy
to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light: flush, fill
Villepinte, France
Berlin, Germany
1: being mixed up: confused
2: eccentric
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
not any: not one
Paris, France
Paris, France
useful
Roscoff, France
Roscoff, France
1: often capitalized: the 19th century movement for Italian political unity
2: a time of renewal or renaissance: revival
Argenteuil, France
Brignogan-Plage, France
1: pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
2: having a pleasing appearance: not homely or plain
Bénodet, France
Mumbai, India
1: reserved, modest
2: affectedly modest, reserved, or serious: coy
Saint-Malo, France
Mumbai, India
having no equal
Paris, France
Copenhagen, Denmark
1: weigh down, burden
2: to impede or hamper the function or activity of: hinder
3: to burden with a legal claim (as a mortgage)
Paris, France
Kalmar, Sweeden
1a: to belong as a part, quality, or function
b: to be appropriate to something
2: to have reference
Paris, France
Paris, France
femininity
Argentueil, France
Brooklyn, United Statesconstituting a class alone: unique, peculiar
Hossegor, France
Brooklyn, United States1: to measure by a sounding line
2: probe
3: to penetrate and come to understand
Épesses, France
Brooklyn, United States1: a shutting off or obstruction of something
2: the coming together of the surfaces of the upper and lower teeth
3: the front formed by a cold front overtaking a warm front and lifting the warm air above the earth's surface
Pont-l'Abbé, France
Brooklyn, United States1: to give off vaporous material; specifically: to give off or exude watery vapor especially
from the surfaces of leaves
2: to become known or apparent: develop
3: to take place: go on, occur
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United Statesincapable of being dissolved or disintegrated; especially: incapable of being annulled,
undone, or broken: permanent
Prague, Czech Republic
New York, United States
1a: subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
b: uncertain as an indication or sign
2a: of uncertain nature or classification
b: of uncertain disposition toward a person or thing: undecided
c: of doubtful advantage, genuineness, or moral rectitude
Prague, Czech Republic
Brooklyn, United States
origin, source
New York, United States
New York, United States
pleasant sounding: melodious
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
curve, twist
New York, United States
New York, United States
prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom: proper
Montreal, Canada
Greenville, United States
a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially: enthusiasm, exuberance
New York, United States
Brooklyn, United States
1: a property requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit
2: an object no longer of value to its owner but of value to others
3: something of little or no value
New York, United States
Milwaukee, United States
1: not moderate or mild: severe
2: lacking or showing lack of restraint
Montreal, Canada
San Diego, United States
1: a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
2: a general servant
Montreal, Canada
Brooklyn, United States
relating to, involving, or dealing with abstract, general, or universal statements or laws
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: to cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect
2: to overcome in thought or feeling: overwhelm
3: to pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it
Milan, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
little-by-little, gradually
Milan, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
1: to split up into branches or constituent parts
2: to send forth branches or extensions
3: to cause to branch
Palermo, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
1: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form
2: the most typical example or representative
Barcelona, Spain
Miami, United States
mise-en-scène \meez-ahn-SEN\ noun
1a: the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production b: stage setting
2a: the physical setting of an action (as of a narrative or a motion picture): context b: environment, milieu
Palermo, Italy
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
being square or approximately square
Barcelona, Spain
Bogota, Colombia
1: divert, amuse
2: frolic
3: display
Genoa, Italy
Bogota, Colombia
investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea
Gorizia/Nova Gorica, Border Italy-Slovenia
Brooklyn, United States
lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force: flat, dull
Trieste, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
to confine in or as if in a cloister: to shut away from the world
Gorizia, Italy
Paris, France
1: easily led, taught, or controlled: docile
2: capable of being bid
Venice, Italy
Birmingham, United States
1: to put on a false appearance: to conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense
2: to hide (something) under a false appearance
3: to put on the appearance of: simulate
Milan, Italy
Madrid, Spain
1: a product of fantasy: as
a: delusive appearance: illusion b: ghost, specter c: a figment of the imagination
2: a mental representation of a real object
Venice, Italy
New York, United States
1a: to enclose within or as if within walls b: imprison
2: to build into a wall; especially: to entomb in a wall
Milan, Italy
Between Brooklyn and New York, United States
1: an overabundant supply: excess
2: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (as food or drink)
3: disgust caused by excess
Milan, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
1: fruitful in offspring or vegetation: prolific
2: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree
Milan, Italy
Brooklyn, United States
to soothe or mollify especially by concessions: to calm the anger or bitterness of
Nantes, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality
2: a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition
Nantes, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: color, tint
2a: a characteristic quality: case b: a slight admixture: trace
3: a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent
Argenteuil, France
New York, United States
1: a subtle distinction or variation
2: a subtle quality: nicety
3: sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
Marseille, France
Albuquerque, United States
1: given to joking: merry
2: characterized by joking: humorous
Marseille, France
Brooklyn, United Statesto direct one's course: travel, proceed
Argenteuil, France
Brooklyn, United Statesuncomplimentary
Argenteuil, France
Brooklyn, United Statesa usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Brooklyn, United States1: of, relating to, or being a disco or the music or dances performed there: go-go
2: being in a whirl of motion
3: being up-to-date — often used postpositively
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Brooklyn, United Statesa device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped — usually used in plural; called also gimbal ring
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Brooklyn, United States
1: very flowery in style: ornate; also: having a florid style
2a: tinged with red: ruddy b: marked by emotional or sexual fervor
3: fully developed: manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome
Brignogan, France
New York, United States1: a period (as late summer) when the mass media often focus on trivial or
frivolous matters for lack of major news stories
2: a period marked by frivolous, outlandish, or illogical activity or behavior
Brignogan-Plage, France
New York, United States
divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water)
Rennes, France
Orient, United States1: a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law
2: a treatise covering an entire subject
Brignogan-Plage, France
Paris, France1: whatever makes something the type that it is: essence
2a: a trifling point: quibble b: an unusual personal opinion or habit: eccentricity
Paris, France
Paris, Franceflimsy or frail
Argenteuil, France
Bogota, Colombia
1: having a sharp point
2: marked by a sharp incisive quality
3a: causing a sharp or irritating sensation b: having an intense flavor or odor
Meneham, France
Sesquile, Colombia
1: incapable of being corrected, amended, or reformed
2: not manageable: unruly
3: unalterable, inveterate
Marseille, France
Pereira, Colombia
1: calm, peaceful
2: happy, golden
3: prosperous, affluent
Aix-en-Provence, France
Aguadas, Colombia
to become diffused throughout every part of
Marseille, France
Helsinki, Finlandskulk \SKULK\ verb
1: to move in a stealthy or furtive manner
2a: to hide or conceal something (as oneself) often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent b:chiefly
British: malinger
Marseille, France
Helsinki, Finland
1a: a break in or as if in a material object: gap
b: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2a : an interruption in time or continuity: break; especially: a period when something
(as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted
b: the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
Ushant Island, France
Boca de Chavon, Dominican Republic
1: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity: surfeit, fullness
2: the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess
Argenteuil, France
Playa Minitas, Dominican Republic
difficult to comprehend
Argentueil, France
New York, United States
1: the section of wood or stone that lies under a door
2a: the means or place of entry: entrance b: the place or point of beginning
3: the point or level at which a physical or mental effect begins to be produced
Rennes, France
Border United States-Mexico
piquant \PEE-kunt\ adjective
1: agreeably stimulating to the palate; especially: spicy
2: engagingly provocative; also: having a lively arch charm
Argenteuil, France
Juarez, Mexico
1: to fix or define the limits of: delimit
2: to set apart: distinguish
Nantes, France
Brooklyn, United States
something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: as
a: an ornamental fringed shoulder pad formerly worn as part of a military uniform
b: an ornamental strip or loop sewn across the shoulder of a dress or coat
Rennes, France
Brooklyn, United States
to cease to proceed or act
Paris, France
Boulder, United States
a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly: something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
extremely interesting or charming: captivating
Madrid, Spain
New York, United States
1: having abundant trees or shrubs
2: of or relating to a woods
Bois de la Griffais, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: complete happiness
2: paradise, heaven
Brignogan-Plage, France
Somewhere between Washington DC & NY, United States
1a: yielding something abundantly b: plentiful in number
2: full of thought, information, or matter
3: lavish, abundant
Paris, France
Washington DC, United States
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense: absurd
Paris, France
New York, United States
given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
contaminate \kun-TAM-uh-nayt\ verb
1a: to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
b: to make inferior or impure by admixture
2: to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements
Madrid, Spain
Brooklyn, United States
1: intended for display: open to view
2: being such in appearance: plausible rather than demonstrably true or real
Brest, France
New York, United States1: fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement: prestige
2: praise given for achievement
The Bridge of Boyacá, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
1: with the head foremost
2: without deliberation: recklessly
3: without pause or delay
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
Bogota, Colombiaconspicuously offensive; especially: so obviously inconsistent with what is right or
proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality
Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia
Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia1: a steplike arrangement
2a: one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity
b: the individuals at such a level
Coveñas, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
to promote the growth or development of: rouse, incite
Rennes, France
Bogota, Colombia1a: to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
b: to inscribe (as logos or lettering) on a surface
2: celebrate, extol
Paris, France
Houston, United States
a flirtatious act or attitude
Rennes, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: to make confuse: puzzle, bewilder
2: to occupy the attention of: absorb
3: to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement
Bois de la Griffais, France
Philadelphia, United States
marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite
Paris, France
New York, United States
resembling the blue of the sky
Vallet, France
Paris, France
presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive: obtrusive
Paris, France
Philadelphia, United States
having knowledge or experience
Brissac-Quincé, France
New York, United States
1: resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
2a : resistant to treatment or cure b: unresponsive to stimulus c: immune, insusceptible
3: difficult to fuse, corrode, or draw out; especially: capable of enduring high temperature
Argenteuil, France
Brooklyn, United States
to make or become fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification
Argenteuil, France
Brooklyn, United States
pejorative \pih-JOR-uh-tiv\ adjective
having negative connotations; especially: tending to disparage or belittle: depreciatory
Paris, France
Istanbul, Turkey
1: a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another
2: the whole sum or amount: sum total
New York, United States
Istanbul, Turkey
1: extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
2: requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort
New York, United States
Istanbul, Turkey
lacking adult sophistication: immature
Lividic, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: a formal agreement 2: agreement or harmony
verb tr.: to grant
verb intr.: to fit in or to be harmonious
New York, United States
New York, United States
1: affected with spavin
2: old and decrepit: over-the-hill
El Cotillo, Spain
Brooklyn, United States
1: to foreshadow
2: to give a rough outline or to disclose partially
3: to overshadow or obscure
Prague, Czech Republic
New York, United States
an idea that dominates one's mind especially for a prolonged period: obsession
Plouneour-Trez, France
New York, United States
excessive flow of words, especially when incoherent
Paris, France
San Francisco, United States
1a: a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work
b: a defended position: protective barrier
2: a secure retreat: stronghold
Paris, France
San Francisco, United States
to perceive, without counting, the number of objects in a small group
London, England
Paris, France
1: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
2: possessed of universal or complete knowledge
Rennes, France
San Francisco, United States
kip \kip\ noun
1: sleep; a place to sleep; a bed
2: the hide of a young or small animal or a bundle of such hides
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
mau-mau \MOW-mow (the “ow” is as in “cow”)\ verb
1: to intimidate (as an official) by hostile confrontation or threats
2: to engage in mau-mauing someone
Prague, Czech Republic
Brooklyn, United States
knotty; rough; rugged
Prague, Czech Republic
Brooklyn, United States
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an imaginary place of high romance
Prague, Czech Republic
Paris, France
belief in the doctrine of predestination, that the divine will has predetermined the course of events,
people's fate, etc
Prague, Czech Republic
Ubate, Colombia
1: the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
2: aspect, appearance
Paris, France
Cucunuba, Colombia
serving as a substitute, especially of inferior quality; artificial
Rennes, France
Brooklyn, United States
1a: firmly fixed in place: immovable b: not subject to change
2: firm in belief, determination, or adherence: loyal
Rennes, France
Brooklyn, United States
easily annoyed; oversensitive
Madrid, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
to wander or stray from a course or subject: diverge, digress
Nuweiba, Egypt
Buenos Aires, Argentina
to join or unite
Moscow, Russia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place
Taba, Egypt
El Calafate, Argentina
1: the mouth, throat, or stomach of an animal, especially a carnivore
2: a gaping hole
Paris, France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1: tightrope walking
2: a show especially of mental agility
Paris, France
Bariloche, Argentina
allusion to something by denying it will be said
Paris, France
Salta, Argentina
1: an automaton
2: a blockhead
Paris, France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1: to diffuse through or penetrate (something)
2: to pass through the pores or interstices of
Somewhere over Egypt
Orlando, United States
foolish or inane, especially in a complacent and smug manner
Paris, France
Bogota, Colombia
antecedent, anticipatory
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
to threaten with divine punishment; to curse
Berlin, Germany
Brooklyn, United States
a little bit: trace
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: tending to wear away by rubbing
2: causing irritation
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
follower, disciple; also: an inferior imitator
Berlin, Germany
Brooklyn, United States
1: a place or a state of being out of touch with reality
2: a place known for frivolous activities
Berlin, Germany
New York, United States
1: outmoded, old-fashioned
2a: incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age
b: older than the typical member of a specified group
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Brooklyn, United States
1: of or relating to a sensory threshold
2: barely perceptible
3: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition: in-between, transitional
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Montreal, Canada
a structure (as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view
Moscow, Russia
Montreal, Canada
to insert or interpolate, esp. in a forced or incongruous manner
Moscow, Russia
Brooklyn, United States
1: to treat as an object of great interest or importance
2 Brit: to show the sights of a place to
Moscow, Russia
Brooklyn, United States
providing only the illusion of abundance
Moscow, Russia
New York, United States
1: an ancient Roman writing tablet with three waxed leaves hinged together
2 a: a picture (as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side
b: something composed or presented in three parts or sections; especially: trilogy
Le Croazou, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: of very great weight
2: unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size
3: oppressively or unpleasantly dull: lifeless
Meneham, France
Venice Beach, United States
to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner
Shanghai, China
San Francisco, United States
a collection of miscellaneous things
Shanghai, China
San Francisco,United States
having a tendency to wander
Shanghai, China
Antigua, Guatemala
1: a distinctive feature, especially of a face
2: a linear topographic feature, as of the earth
Shanghai, China
Antigua, Guatemala
1: governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience: scrupulous
2: meticulous, careful
Nikko, Japan
New York, United States
1: to feel or express dejection or discontent: complain
2: to long for something
Yokkaichi, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
1: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions 2: aware
3: finely sensitive in perception or feeling
Bagan, Burma
Brooklyn, United States
place characterized by frivolity and ostentation
Auckland, New Zealand
New York, United States
able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration; also: designed to be durable
Beijing, China
Brooklyn, United States
the defining spirit of a particular period: the general cultural, political, intellectual,
and moral climate of an era
Bangkok, Thailand
Brooklyn, United States
having a full rounded figure: pleasingly plump
Kowloon, Hong Kong
New York, United States
an idealized, unrealistic state; a place out of touch with reality
Kowloon, Hong Kong
New York, United States
1: selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
2: composed of elements drawn from various sources; also: heterogeneous
Kowloon, Hong Kong
New York, United States
1: a camp, especially one protected by a circle of wagons or armored vehicles
2: an entrenched policy or viewpoint
3: verb tr., intr., to enclose in a defensive encirclement
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
New York, United States
1a: characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning: unexpected,
b: unceremoniously curt, c: lacking smoothness or continuity
2: giving the impression of being cut or broken off; especially: involving a sudden steep rise or drop
Tokyo, Japan
Boulder, United States
void or empty space
Tokyo, Japan
North Adams, MA, United States
1: a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
2: something that resembles a buttress
3: something that supports or strengt
Tokyo, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
to cloud over, obscure, or darken
Tokyo, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
a: lacking coherence: as a: lacking cohesion: loose
b: lacking orderly continuity, arrangement, or relevance: inconsistent
c: lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought
Shirakawa, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
1: the great hall in Norse mythology where the souls of heroes slain in battle are received
2: a place of honor, glory, or happiness: heaven
Bogota, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands
Paraty, Brazil
Brooklyn, United States
a temporary or second lodging
Somewhere over Siberia
Bogota, Colombia
1: very well suited or expressed: apt
2: pleasant, delightful
Tokyo, Japan
Paraty, Brazil
sad, melancholy
Cartagena, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
1: to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; also: to free (as grain) from waste in this manner
2: to remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing
3: to narrow or reduce
4: to blow on or fan
Paris, France
Brooklyn, United States
1: easily rolling or turning: rotating
2: characterized by ready or rapid speech: glib, fluent
Tokyo, Japan
Raquira, Colombia
superfluous, futile, indolent
Paris, France
Salvador, Brazil
1a: a usually minor malfunction; also: an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
b: a minor problem that causes a temporary setback: snag
2: a false or spurious electronic signal
Tokyo, Japan
San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala
genuine, authentic; also: first-class
Beijing, China
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire
Atami, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation
Seoul, Korea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
to march off in a line
Seoul, Korea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1: the art of describing or mapping a region or district
2: a description or map of a region; also : the physical conformation and features of such a region
Seoul, Korea
Salvador, Brazil
levigate \LEV-uh-gayt\ verb
1: to make smooth; polish
2a: to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition
b: to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid
Atami, Japan
Paraty, Brazil
to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
Hawaii, USA
Bom Despacho, Brazil
weird \WEERD\ adjective
1: of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural
2: of strange or extraordinary character: odd, fantastic
Beirut, Lebanon
Sayville, United States
inexorable \i-NEK-suh-ruh-bul\ adjective
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped: relentless
Naoshima, Japan
Sao Paulo, Brazil
1: complete in every respect: absolute, unqualified
2: fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present
Beirut, Lebanon
New York, United States
senescent \si-NES-uhnt\ adjective
growing old; aging
Naoshima, Japan
New York, United States
vicinity \vuh-SIN-uh-tee\ noun
1: the quality or state of being near: proximity
2: a surrounding area or district: neighborhood
3: an approximate amount, extent, or degree
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
1a: an outlying or adjacent district b: plural; environs, neighborhood
2a: a frequently visited place: haunt b: plural; confines, bounds
Tokyo, Japan
Bronx, United States
pellucid \puh-LOO-sid\ adjective
1: admitting the maximum passage of light
2: clear; easy to understand
Beijing, China
Brooklyn, United States
marked by propriety and good taste: correct
Beijing, China
New York, United States
coeval \ko-EE-vuhl\ adjective
1: having the same age or duration
2: a contemporary
Naoshima, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
ramshackle \RAM-shak-ul\ adjective
1: appearing ready to collapse: rickety
2: carelessly or loosely constructed
1: appearing ready to collapse: rickety
2: carelessly or loosely constructed
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
interminable \in-TUR-muh-nuh-buhl\ adjective
so long as to seem endless; never stopping
so long as to seem endless; never stopping
Tokyo, Japan
Denver, United States
wanton \WON-tn\ adjective
1: reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2: not moral; lewd, lascivious
1: reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2: not moral; lewd, lascivious
Beijing, China
New York, United States
undulant \UN-juh-lunt\ adjective
1: rising and falling in waves
2: having a wavy form, outline, or surface
1: rising and falling in waves
2: having a wavy form, outline, or surface
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
wanderlust \WON-der-luhst\
noun
a strong desire to wander or travel
a strong desire to wander or travel
Brignogan-Plage, France
New York, United States
tenacious \tuh-NAY-shus\ adjective
1: not easily pulled apart: cohesive; tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance
2: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired;
retaining knowledge easily
1: not easily pulled apart: cohesive; tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance
2: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired;
retaining knowledge easily
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
gauche \GOHSH\ adjective
1: lacking social experience or
grace; also: not tactful: crude
2: crudely made or done
Burgundy, France
Boca Raton, United States
interloper \in-ter-LOH-per\
noun
one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
lacuna \luh-KOO-nuh\ noun
1: a blank space or a missing
part: gap
2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
reify \RAY-uh-fye\ verb
to regard (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing:
to give definite content and form to (something abstract)
to regard (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing:
to give definite content and form to (something abstract)
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
officious \uh-FISH-uhs\ adjective
marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice
where they
are neither requested nor needed; meddlesome.
Tokyo, Japan
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
prodigy \PRAH-duh-jee\ noun
1: something extraordinary: wonder
2: a highly talented child
1: something extraordinary: wonder
2: a highly talented child
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
capitulate \kuh-PICH-uh-layt\
intransitive verb
to surrender under agreed conditions
to surrender under agreed conditions
Shirakawa-go, Japan
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
culminate \KUL-muh-nayt\ verb
1 of a celestial body: to reach its highest altitude; also: to be directly overhead
2: to rise to or form a summit
3: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
1 of a celestial body: to reach its highest altitude; also: to be directly overhead
2: to rise to or form a summit
3: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
Takayama, Japon
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
evanescent \ev-uh-NES-unt\
adjective
liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; fleeting
liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; fleeting
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
incandescent \in-kun-DESS-unt\ adjective
1a: white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
b: marked by brilliance especially of expression
Tokyo, Japan
Kanazawa, Japan
grisly \GRIZ-lee\ adjective
1: inspiring horror or intense fear
2: inspiring disgust or distaste
1: inspiring horror or intense fear
2: inspiring disgust or distaste
Tokyo, Japan
Brooklyn, United States
anthropomorphic \an-thruh-puh-MOR-fik\
adjective
1: described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
2: ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things
1: described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
2: ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
titanic \tye-TAN-ik\
adjective
having great magnitude, force, or power: colossal
having great magnitude, force, or power: colossal
Bangkok, Thailand
Brooklyn, United States