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yeoman
an attendant or lesser official in royal or noble household, or a farmer
irate
furious,enraged, angry
intuition
direct perception of truth or fact independent of any reasoning process.
grievously
causing great sorrow or pain
endeavoring
to attempt, try
digression
a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech writing
dementia
a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration
circumspect
watchful and discreet cautious; prudent
apocryphal
of doubtful authorship or authenticity, false
vicar
a person acting as priest of a parish
utterly
in a complete manner,totally, absolutely.
aperture
an opening ; a gap
anemic
lacking power, vigor,vitality, or colourfulness;listless; weak
truncheon
the club carried by a police officer;billy club
slander
any false or defamatory words spoken about a person.