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Duly

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Following a proper procedure or arrangement

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Self-possesed

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Calm, confident, and in control of one’s feelings

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Rural

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Relating to countryside rather than city

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Sufficient

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Enough, adequate

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Moping

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To be dejected and apathetic

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Engulfed

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Sweep over something so as to surround or cover completely

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Bog

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Wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body

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Bound

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Walk or run with leaping strides

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Infirmity

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Physical or mental weakness

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Labored

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Work hard; make great efforts

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Delusion

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Belief or impression that’s firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally excepted

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Ghastly

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Causing great horror or fear; frightful

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Endeavor

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Try hard to do or achieve something

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Scarcity

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The state of being scarce or in short supply

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Veracity

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Conformity to facts; accuracy

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Falteringly

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To hesitate or waver in action, purpose or intent

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Rectory

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A church of England benefice held by a rector

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Pariah

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An outcast

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Snipe

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A Walding bird of marshes and wet meadows