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beguile

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deceive, trick

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enmity

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hostility, antagonism

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conceive

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become pregnant, form an idea

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invoke

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to call upon a higher power

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cryptic

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hidden

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evoke

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to bring to mind, elicit a response, to call forth an emotion

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lineage

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genealogy, line of descent from ancestors

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righteous

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conforming to what is right or moral

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perish

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die

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abate

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grow less intense

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elude

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evade capture

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allude to

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to refer to indirectly, to make an indirect reference to a literary text

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steward

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a manager of an estate

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afflict

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cause pain or suffering

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vault

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arched roof

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bridle

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headgear worn by a horse that allows the rider to control it

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iniquity

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evil

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censorious

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harshly critical

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vindicate

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prove right or correct

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intercede

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intervene on behalf of another

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spurn

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reject as worthless

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endow

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provide with a quality, an ability, or an asset

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rummage

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search in an untidy fashion

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accost

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approach and boldly address

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debase

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degrade, reduce in quality or value

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scurrilous

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making scandalous claims against someone (applied to speech)

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tribute

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a gift meant to show respect

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meager

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lacking in quantity or quality

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bereave

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deprive of a loved one

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obeisance

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a gesture expressing high respect or submission

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obsequious

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excessively obedient or attentive

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Abhorrent

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inspiring disgust or loathing

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sustenance

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food

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remnant

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what remains

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languish

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grow weak

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steadfast

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constant, firm, resolute

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profane

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treat what is sacred as if it were not

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prescribe

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order

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chastise

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punish

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impede

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delay or prevent by obstructing

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thwart

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prevent

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rite

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ritual, religious ceremony, customary act

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vigil

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period of wakefulness during a time usually of sleep

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aggregate

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form a group out of individuals

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magistrate

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judge, one who administers the law

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bade (verb)

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order, command

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engender

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give birth to

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sundry

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various

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bearing

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way of standing

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largesse

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generosity

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deft

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skilled

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meek

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unassertive, modest,

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sheen

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The soft luster (shining) of a surface

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sheaf

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bundle

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anoint

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rub with oil

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penance

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voluntary self-punishment to express repentance

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supple

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soft and flexible

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absolution

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release from sin

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smart

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feel pain

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affectation

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artificial behavior meant to impress others

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affect

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behave in an artificial way to impress others

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clerical

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Of the Church

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Secular

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non-religious

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precedent

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earlier legal rulings

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statute

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law

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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choleric

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easily angered

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divine

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foresee

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superfluity

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excess

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parson

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a priest

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mire

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mud

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mercenary

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soldier for hire

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finicky

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precise and particular about small details

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delve

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dig

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churl

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discourteous person

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sow

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female pig

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prudent

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cautious

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thresh

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to separate grain from its stalk by beating

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hoodwink

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deceived, blindfolded

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frugal

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careful with expense

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arrears

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payment owed and overdue

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granary

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place to store grain

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bailiff

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officer of the court with the authority to arrest

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relics

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the remains of a saint

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feign

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pretend

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mirth

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fun, laughter, gaiety

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demeanor

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outward behavior, bearing, way of holding oneself

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beseech

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earnestly request

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besiege

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surround by an army

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forbear

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refrain

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amend

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remedy, make better

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clemency

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mercy

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chivalry

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the moral code of a knight

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swoon

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faint, loss consciousness

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pillage

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rob (especially in wartime)

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perpetual

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without limit in time

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vie

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compete

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wont

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custom

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adjacent

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next to

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blanch

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turn white

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adversity

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misfortune

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transfigure

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transform into something more beautiful or more significant

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traitor

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one who is disloyal

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confidant

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someone one confides in, a person one shares secrets with

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breach

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break

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pledge

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vow

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fetter (verb)

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to put in chains

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providence

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divine plan

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retinue

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those who accompany a ruler (or celebrity)

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fare

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travel

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clamor

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noise of people shouting

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prescience

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foresight

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prescient

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showing foresight

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orison

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morning prayer

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array (verb)

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clothe

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degree

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social rank

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snare

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trap

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visage

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face

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homage

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respect shown publicly

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fickle

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inconstant, subject to change

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ire

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anger

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assay (verb)

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try

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wrought

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made

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trespass (noun)

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crime, sin, wrongdoing

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refute

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challenge

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burnish

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polish

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chastity

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sexual restraint

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aggrieve

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inspire resentment

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hardy

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capable of enduring hardship

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wax

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grow larger or stronger

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wane

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grow smaller or weaker

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quicken (verb)

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give life to

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propriety

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what is proper or appropriate (as determined by custom)

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dispensation

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control

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aghast

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filled with horror

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pestilence

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plague

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conjecture

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make educated guesses

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salve

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healing ointment

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abide

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remain

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rancor

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bitterness

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bequeath

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grant after death, leave (something) to someone by a will

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transmute

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cause to change

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exhort

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strongly urge

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office

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position of authority or service; duty

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fathom

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length of six feet

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fell (verb)

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cut down

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abridge

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shorten

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solace

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comfort in time of distress

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similitude

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likeness

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wench

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country girl

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amorous

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inclined to love, especially sexual love

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woo

A

seek the favor of

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