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abhor (v.)

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to reject, disdain

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assay (v.)

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to try

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balk (v.)

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to hesitate, chop; to dispute

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clepe (v.)

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to call

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couch (v.)

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to go to sleep

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cozen (v.)

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To cheat

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draw (v.)

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to bring near

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emboss (v.)

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to track with an intent to kill

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front (v.)

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to oppose, object, affront

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hie (v.)

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to hurry, go quickly, hasten, speed

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knap (v.)

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to hit, strike

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lay (v.)

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to wager

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let (v.)

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to hinder

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like (v.)

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to please

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mark (v.)

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to note, pay attention to, take notice of

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mate (v.)

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to confuse; to match

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pall (v.)

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to wrap up

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perpend (v.)

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to think of, consider

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quicken (v.)

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to bring to life; to bring to one’s senses

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quit (v.)

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to respond, repay

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retire (v.)

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to go to bed; to retreat

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shrift (v.)

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to confess, admit

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tax (v.)

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to blame, censure

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want (v.)

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to lack, need, be without

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absolute (adj.)

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perfect, without flaw

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anon (adv.)

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soon, shortly, presently

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base (adj.)

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unworthy, illegitimate, dishonorable

low-born, lowly, plebeian, of lower rank

poor, wretched, of low quality

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brave (adj.)

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handsome, well-dressed

fine, excellent, splendid, impressive

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eft (adj.)

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ready

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egal (adj.)

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equal

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fain (adv.)

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gladly, willingly

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gast (adj.)

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scared, aghast

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heavy (adj.)

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sad, sorrowful, gloomy, painful, mourning

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honest (adj.)

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pure

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ill (adj.)

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bad, unskilled, evil

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judicious (adj.)

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fair, equitable

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lapsed (adj.)

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shocked, overcome

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mad (adj.)

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crazy, wild

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Mickle

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Much

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Or

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Before

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ought (adj.)

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privy to, promised

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Parious

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Dangerous

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ravin (adj.)

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likely to destroy, hungry

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simular (adj.)

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counterfeit

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still (adj.)

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always, forever

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tall (adj.)

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strong, brave

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Thither

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Toward there

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unpregnant (adj.)

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idiotic, inane

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wall-eyed (adj)

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wide-eyed, angry, surprised

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Whence

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From where

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Wherefore

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Why

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yare (adj.)

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prepared, ready

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Yea

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Even

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young (adj.)

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recent

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zany (adj.)

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idiotic, clownish

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Aught

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Anything

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bawd (n.)

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pimp, procurer, pander, go-between

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character (n.)

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letter, handwriting, word

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coil (n.)

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distress, trouble, chaos

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delation (n.)

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accusation

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Discourse

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Reason

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Foison

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Abundance

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knave (n.)

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young boy, servant

scoundrel, rascal, rogue

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land (n.)

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yard

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Natural

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Fool

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practise (n.)

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a trick

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Quality

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Nature, character

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Rapture

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n. fit, ecstasy

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spleen (n.)

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anger, impulsiveness

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subscription (b.)

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obedience, acquiescence

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Vein

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n. humor, mood, lifestyle

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“the beast with two backs”

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sex

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“the beast with two backs”

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sex

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“bite your thumb at”

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an insulting gesture

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“even a worm will turn”

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even a pacifist when pushed too far will seek revenge

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“dogs of war”

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havoc on the battlefield

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“fortune’s fool”

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awful luck or a victim of destiny

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“hoist with your own petard”

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poetic justice, or no one to blame but yourself

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“salad days”

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youth and the period of young age

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“shuffle off this mortal coil”

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to die

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“star-crossed”

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lovers who are kept apart for external reasons

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“to be, or not to be”

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to exist or not to exist; contemplating suicide

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Hiems (n.)

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personification of winter

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Ver (n.)

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personification of spring

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malmsey (n.)

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a sweet, fortified wine

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sneap (n.)

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snub, reproof, rebuke

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sluggardized; sluggardiz’d (v.)

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to be made into an idler

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puissance (n.)

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power, might

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mobbled (adj.)

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with face muffled up, veiled

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egregious (adj.)

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remarkably good or great (of things); striking, significant (of events and utterances)

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consanguineous (adj.)

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of the same blood, related by blood, akin; of or pertaining of those so related

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caper (v.)

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to dance with joy, to leap with delight

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expiate (v.)

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to bring to an end

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mated (adj.)

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bewildered, confused

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foison (n.)

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abundance, plenty, profusion

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guileful (adj.)

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full of guile, deceitful, devious

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Bacchanal (b.)

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dance in honor of Bacchus, the God of Wine

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raiment (n.)

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clothing, vestments

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welkin (n.)

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the apparent arch or vault of heaven overhead; the sky, the firmament

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gamesome (adj.)

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sportive, merry, playful

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noddle (n.)

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the back of the head

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fleshment (n.)

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the excitement associated with a successful beginning

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sceptered (adj.)

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invested with royal authority

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gratulate (v.)

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greet, welcome, salute

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peregrinate (v.)

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to travel or wander from place to place

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kicky-wicky (n.)

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girlfriend, wife

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bawcock (n.)

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fine fellow, good chap

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buzzer (n.)

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rumor-monger, gossiper

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gallimaufry (n.)

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complete mixture, every sort, a medley, hotchpotch

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garboil (n.)

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trouble, disturbance, commotion

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miching (adj.)

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sneaking, sulking, lurking

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meed (n.)

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reward, prize, recompense

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affy (v.)

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to have confidence or trust in

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candle-waster (n.)

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one who wastes candles by sitting up all night, probably not a reveller, but a nocturne student; a bookworm

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questant (n.)

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seeker, searcher, someone engaged in a quest

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lief (adv.)

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readily, willingly

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urchin-snouted (adj.)

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having a nose like that of a hedgehog, or having a goblin-like, demoniac snout

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gambold (n.)

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frolic, entertainment, pastime

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bluster (n.)

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storm, tempest, rough blast

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kirtle (n.)

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dress, gown

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carcanet (n.)

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a jeweled necklace

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pell-mell (adv., adj., n.)

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confused and/or disorderly mass

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pother (n.)

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fuss, uproar, commotion

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relume (v.)

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relight, rekindle, burn afresh

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frampold (adj.)

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disagreeable, bad-tempered, moody

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younker (n.)

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fashionable young man, fine young gentleman

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germen (n.)

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seed, life-forming elements

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ostent (n.)

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appearance, air, mien

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thrasonical (adj.)

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bragging, boastful, vainglorious

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atomy (n.)

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atom, mote, speck, or mite; tiny being

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cunning (adj.)

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clever, sharp

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addiction (n.)

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tendency, proneness

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grave (v.)

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to inter, bury

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inherit (v.)

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given; to accept or believe

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pall (v.)

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to wrap up

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particourt (v.)

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to cover in colorful fabric

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quaint (adj.)

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beautiful, ornate

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quake (v,)

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to shake, tremble

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respect (n.)

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forethought, consideration

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take (v.)

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to overtake; to enthrall

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testy (adj.)

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worrisome

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trigon (n.)

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triangle

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undergo (v.)

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to take on

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nervy (adj.)

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sinewy or strong; bold; easily agitated

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apace (adv.)

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quickly, speedily, at a great pace

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arrant (adj.)

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downright, absolute, unmitigated

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avaunt (int.)

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begone, go away, be off

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become (v.)

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to be fitting, befit, be appropriate to

to grace, honor, dignify

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befall (v.)

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to happen, occur, take place, turn out

to happen, come to

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belike (adv.)

A

probably, presumably, perhaps, so it seems

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beshrew (v.)

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to curse, devil take, evil befall

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bethink (v.)
(past: bethought)

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to call to mind, think about, consider, reflect

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brow (n.)

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appearance, aspect, countenance

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chide (v.)
(past: chide)

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to scold, rebuke, reprove

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colors (n.)

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battle-flags, ensigns, standards, banners

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commend (v.)

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to convey greetings, present kind regards

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cuckold (n.)

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man with an unfaithful wife

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forbear (v.)

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to stop, cease, desist

to leave alone, avoid, stay away (from)

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forsooth (adv.)

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in truth, certainly, truly, indeed

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forswear (v.)

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to swear falsely, perjure (oneself), break one’s word

abandon, renounce, reject, give up

deny, repudiate, refuse to admit

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fright (v.)

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to frighten, scare, terrify

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gage (n.)

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pledge, challenge (usually a glove or gauntlet thrown down)

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gage (n.)

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pledge, challenge (usually a glove or gauntlet thrown down)

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gentle (adj.)

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well-born, honorable, noble

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habit (n.)

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dress, clothing, costume

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haply (adv.)

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perhaps, maybe, by chance, with luck

167
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humour (n.)

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mood, disposition, frame of mind, temperament (as determined by bodily fluids)

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ill (adj.)

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badly, adversely, unfavorably

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intent (n.)

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intention, purpose, aim

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issue (n.)

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child(ren), offspring, family, descendant

outcome, result, consequence(s)

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lief (adj.)

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should like just as much

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marvellous (adv.)

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very, extremely, exceedingly

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meet (adj.)

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fit, suitable, right, proper

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mere (adj.)

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complete, total, absolute, utter

175
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merely (adv.)

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completely, totally, entirely

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methinks (v.)
(past: methought)

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it seems to me

177
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office (n.)

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task, service, duty, responsibility

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ope (v.)

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to open

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owe (v.)

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to own, possess, have

180
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parle, parley (n.)

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negotiation, meeting (between enemies under a truce, to discuss terms)

181
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pate (n.)

A

head, skull

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peradventure (adv.)

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perhaps, maybe, very likely

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perchance (adv.)

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perhaps, maybe

184
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perforce (adj.)

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forcibly, by force, violently

of necessity, with no choice in the matter

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physic (n.)

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medicine, healing, treatment

186
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post (n.)

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express messenger, courier

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prate (v.)

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to prattle, chatter, blather

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rail (v.)

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to rant, rave, be abusive (about)

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sport (n.)

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recreation, amusement, entertainment

190
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straight (adv.)

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straightaway, immediately, at once

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suit (n.)

A

formal request, entreaty, petition

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undone (adj.)

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ruined, destroyed, brought down

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visage (n.)

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face, countenance

194
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voice (n.)

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vote, official support

195
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warrant (v.)

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to assure, promise, guarantee, confirm

196
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wont (v.)

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to be accustomed, used to, be in the habit of

197
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wot (v.)

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to learn, knows, be told

198
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caitiff (n.)

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a wretched, pitiable person

199
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cozen (v.)

A

to cheat

200
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doff (v.)

A

to take off

201
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hark (v.)

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to listen to

202
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moiety (n.)

A

a portion, a part

203
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shrew (n.)

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a woman who speaks her mind (meant as an insult)

204
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acknown

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aware

205
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“adventure my discretion”

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risk my reputation

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agnize

A

acknowledge

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