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1) goblin. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil. Middle English gobelin, from Norman French *gobelin, name of a ghost that supposedly haunted...

2) grotesque. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...as in character or appearance. See synonyms at fantastic. 3. Of, relating to, or being the grotesque style in art or a work executed in this style. 1. One that is...

3) golliwog. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male. After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator....

4) gargoyle. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A roof spout in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall. 2. A grotesque ornamental figure or...

5) magot. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. See Barbary ape. 2. A fanciful, often grotesque figurine in the Japanese or Chinese style rendered in a crouching position. French, from Old French magos, a kind...

6) grotesquery. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. groˇtesˇqueˇries1. The state of being grotesque; grotesqueness. 2. Something grotesque....

7) travesty. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. travˇesˇties1. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work. 2. A debased or grotesque likeness: a travesty of...

8) Bosch, Hieronymus. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Dutch painter whose largely religious works are characterized by grotesque, fantastic creatures mingling with human figures....

9) Beckmann, Max. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...early expressionistic manner yielded to his lasting style, the painting of brutal, often grotesque figurative canvases, such as Night (1919)....

10) guy 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A man; a fellow. 2. guys Informal Persons of either sex. 3. Chiefly British A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress. 4. often Guy An effigy of Guy Fawkes...

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