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to affront

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v. to insult to the face or openly; to offend the modesty or self-respect of
an international or blatant insult (n. affront, or n. affrontery)

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to assent

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v. to agree, to give one’s consent (to a proposal or request)
n/ consent; official sanction (assent)

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to consternate

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v. to fill with consternation; to dismay (used in passive voice)
n. (consternation) amazement or dismay such as to cause confusion

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to deride

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v. to laugh contemptuously or scornfully at; treat with scorn; mock (n. derision); derisive (adj.) in a contemptuous or scornful manner

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dexterous

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v. to defeat in battle; beat, rout; baffle, thwart, or defeat the plans of
n. complete defeat in battle; defeat or frustration of plans; utter disappointment (discomfiture)
adj. defeated or frustrated in one’s plans (discomfited)

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to dissuade

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v. to advise or urge (a person) against; to give advice against; discourage

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to divine

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v. to interpret by supernatural insight; to disclose, make known; make out by sagacity or intuition; to conjecture successfully
n. guessing by happy instant or unusual insight; successful conjecture (divination)

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to divulge

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v. to make publicly known; to publish (a book or statement); to decade or tell openly

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to execrate

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v. to utter curses; to invoke evil upon; to declare accursed

n. the uttering of a curse; swearing (execration)

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to exult

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v. to rejoice greatly; to be elated
exultant (adj.) triumphantly or rapturously joyous
exultation (n.)

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to imbrue

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v. to stain, dirty, or defile; to cover with blood from bleeding wounds

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to imprecate

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v. to invoke or call down (evil on a person); to beg for, entreat
n. prayer or entreaty; spoken curse (imprecation)

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to reproach

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v. to express disapproval to (a person), upbraid, rebuke, reproachful (adj.) in a disproving manner
reproach n.

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to stipulate

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v. to make a contract, bargain, or convenient; to specify or demand, especially as an essential part or condition of an agreement
stipulation n.

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a whittle

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n. scraps of food

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weathercock

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a (fake) rooster on a roof showing the wind direction

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battery

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a group of military guns

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cask

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a container shaped like a barrel that holds liquids

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gibbet

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sort of guillotine

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jack-towel

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a long towel with the ends sewed together to hang on a roller

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betwixt

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between

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conubial

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of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple

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larceny

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theft of personal property

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by-the-bye

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incidentally, parenthetically

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squally

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stormy

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive in expression or style; incisive, penetrating, sharp, keen, insightful, acute, focused, showed, razor-sharp, piercing,
-archaicliterary: (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge

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dexterity

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skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

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larcenous

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committing larceny

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freemasonry

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secret or tactic brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport
-the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons

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imbruing

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stain something

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thimble

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cap like utility used for sowing

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dike

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natural or artificial slope to regulate water levels

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warmint

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vermin (negative)

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garret

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like an attic

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deuce

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used in questions to express anger or surprise

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conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify

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flounce

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v. go or move in a exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner

n. an exaggerated action, typically intend to express one’s annoyance or impatience

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crockery

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plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of earthenware or china

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counterpart

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  • a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place
    (law) one of two or more copies of a legal document
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“Cleanliness is next to Godliness”

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being clean is a sigh of spiritual purity or goodness, expression (phrase)

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vicarious

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experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
acting or done for another

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blithe

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adj. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
- happy or joyous

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penitentials

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realting to or expressing penitence or penance

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accoucheur

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a male midwife

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reformatory

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an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to resin: a reform school
-tending or intended to produce a reform

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vestry

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a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments

  • a meeting or parishioners, originally in a vestry, for the conduct of parochial business
  • a body of parishioners meeting in a vestry
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corn-chandler

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a person who makes or sells candles; a retailer of grocery provisions; a shopkeeper

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chaise-cart

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a light carriage fitted with suspension, used for transporting lightweight goods

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intimated

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imply or hint

state or make known

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saltbox

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a frame house having up to three strokes at the from and one fewer at the back with a steeply pitched roof

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lug

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carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort

n. a box or crate used for transporting fruit

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gluttony

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habitual greed or excess in eating

53
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four-footed squeaker

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pig (animal)

54
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commiserating

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express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathise

feel, show, or express pity for (someone)

55
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contumacious

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(especially of a defendant’s behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority

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a Roman nose

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a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent

57
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misdemeanors

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a minor wrongdoing

58
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abhorrence

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a feeling or repulsion; disgusted loathing

59
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biled

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release of bile? boiling?

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spasmodic

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occuring or done in brief, irregular bursts

caused by, subject to, or in nature of spasm or spasms

61
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expectorating

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cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs

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“Tar”

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a drak, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal,.
used in road making and for coating and preserving timber

63
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“Hob and nob”

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used as an informal thats in convivial drinking

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stipulated

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to demand or require (something) as part of an agreement

65
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“a winder”

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a device or mechanism used to wind something, especially something such as a watch or clock or the film in a camera

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asunder

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apart, divided

into pieces

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manacled

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fetter (a person or part of the body) with manacles (a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone’s hands or ankles

68
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mangle

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severely mutilated, disagreed, or damaged by cutting, tearing, or crushing

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greatcoats

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a long, heavy overcoat

70
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pilfering

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steal (typically things of relatively little value)

71
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thenceforth

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from that time, place, or point onward

72
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excommunicated

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officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacrament and services of the Christian Church

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lay

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v. put down, especially gently or carefully; put down and set in position for use
n. the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features

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nought

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nothing

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“pompeyed”

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“pampered”

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infirmity

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physical or mental weakness

77
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epistle

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any one of the letters to the early Christians that are part of the New Testament

78
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pot-a-biling

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pot boiling

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anwil

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a heavy steel or iron block with a fat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped

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perspicuity

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clearness or lucidity, as of a statement

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uncongenial

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(of a person) not friendly or pleasant to be with

unsuitable and therefore unlikely to promote success or well-being

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sagaciously

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having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd

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countenance

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n. a person’s face or facial expression
support
v. admit as acceptable or possible

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mo-gul

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a small hard mound or bump, mughal

85
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candour

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the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness; honesty; truthfulness; sincerity

86
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buster

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a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or overpowers something
used as a mildly disrespectful or humorous form of address, especially to a man or boy

87
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whisker

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a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face

a very small amount

88
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harrowed

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n. an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines that is dragged over plowed land to breakup clods, remove weeds, and cover seed
v. draw a harrow over (land)
cause distress to

89
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ablutions

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the cat of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect)
a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers

90
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penitent

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v. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
n. a person who repents their sons or wrongdoing and )in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God

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trussed

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to tie up (someone) tightly to prevent movement

to tie together the wings and the legs of (a turkey, chicken, etc) for cooking

92
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peppercorny

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resembling a peppercorn in taste, nature, and size

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farinaceous

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made from, rich in, or consisting of starch

having a mealy or powdery texture

94
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corduroys

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a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs

95
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penitential

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realting to or expressing penitence or penance

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gorging

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eat a large amount of food greedily; fill oneself with food

97
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gormandizing

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indulge in good eating; eat greedily

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dismal

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depressing, dreary; dingy; dark; dim; gloomy; drab; dull; bleak; cheerless; depressing; uninviting; unwelcoming
(of a person or a mood) gloomy; glum, melancholy, morose, doleful woebegone, forlorn, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downcast, despondent, disconsolate, miserable, sad, unhappy, sorrowful desolate, wretched
pitifully or disgracefully bad

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spurned

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reject with disdain or contempt; reject, rebuff, scorn, disdain, despise
strike, tread, or push away with the foot

100
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coercion

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the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

101
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recluses

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a person who lives a solitary life and tends to aid other people; hermit; ascetic; eremite; marabout
favouring a solitary life

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Ignomiously

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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

103
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reticence

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the state of being reticent or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint

104
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assent

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the expression of approval or agreement; expressing approval or agreement, typically officially

105
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artlessness

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the quality or state of being simple and sincere; naïvete, innocent (child)

106
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penitence

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a feeling of regret for one’s sins or misdeeds; remorse

107
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metaphysics

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the branch of philosophy that deal with the first principle of things, that include and attract concepts such as being know, substance, cause, identity, time, and space; abstract theory or talk with no basis in reality

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outdacious

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audacious; reckless, bold or darn; fearless; impudent or presumptuous

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meantersay

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i meant to say

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felicitous

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well chosen or suited to the circumferences; pleasing and fortunate

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discomfiture

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the act of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment; the cat of discomforting

112
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nevvy

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a grandson, or nephew

113
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blue blazes!

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hell!

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supercilious

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feeling of superiority; snobbish, arrogant

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adamantine

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unbreakable

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toadies and humbugs

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flatteres and insincere people

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bereaved

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be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one’s death

118
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ginger and salvolatile

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a stimulant, frequently used to cure hangovers and excess of eating, or the discomfort of eating too many rich foods

119
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staylace

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a corset lace

120
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lest

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(after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case
with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of

121
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damnatory

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conveying or causing censure or damnation

122
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Myrmidons

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a member of warlike Thesslian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy
a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate

123
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suborned

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bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such a perjury

124
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retaliations

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the action of harming someone beach they have harmed oneself ; revenge
the action of returning a military attack; counterattack

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goaded

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provoke or annoy (someone) so at to stimulate some action or reaction

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