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phan • tas • ma • go • ri • a n., rapidly changing series of imagined figures or events. Brian’s nightmare was filled with phantasmagoria—horned and winged creatures that were pursuing him through a cavern.

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so • no • rous adj., having an impressive sound. The sonorous horn of the tugboat warned the ferry boat pilot of its proximity.

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cai • tiff n., cowardly person. The knight warned the caitiff that he would return if he tried to poach from the king’s forest again.