The Louvre | The Wildest Robbery of the 21st Century
Vocabulary
louvre
noun
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
(chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.
untouchable
adjective
Not able to be touched.
Not able to be defeated or bested.
impregnable
adjective
(of a fortress, wall, etc., also used figuratively) Too strong to be penetrated.
fortress
noun
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
priceless
adjective
So precious as not to be sold at any price; invaluable.
Treasured; held in high regard.
Excellent, wonderful, fantastic (often ironic).
Ridiculous, absurd, rich.
Very amusing, hilarious.
Of no value; worthless.
illusion
noun
Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
A magician’s trick.
The state of being deceived or misled.
heist
noun
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot.
shambles
noun
Work done in a poor fashion
A scene of great disorder or ruin
A great mess or clutter
A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
A slaughterhouse
A butcher's shop
sprawling
adjective
That sprawls
Expansive; extensive
manhunt
noun
An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
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