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Ambrosia

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A dessert of fruits, nuts, and coconuts

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Analogous

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Similar

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Bawled

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Cried out noisily

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Bluff

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The broad, flat front of a cliff

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Catwalk

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A narrow, elevated walkway

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Changelings

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A child secretly put in the place of another

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Compensation

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To pay for something or to make up for something

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Constituted

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Made up

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Croon

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To sing a low, gentle tone

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Deportment

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Behaviour

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Dim

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Unclear, not strong

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Fanatic

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A person whose enthusiasm, interest, zeal goes beyond what is reasonable

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Gallantly

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Politely, in the manner of a gentleman

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Gastric

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In or near the stomach

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Gravitate

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To be pulled in the direction of something or someone

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Guilelessness

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Not crafty or cunning

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Harboured

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To hold in the mind

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Hookah

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An oriental tobacco pipe

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Impaired

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Damaged, weakened

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Ingenuous

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Simple, innocent

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Innate

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A natural part of something else

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Inordinately

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Too much or too many

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Invectives

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Abusive terms or swears

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Jar

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Shake up, disturb

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Jetty

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A type of wall buildt out onto water to protect currents

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Mortify

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Humiliate, embarrass

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nocturnal

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nightly

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obstreperous

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noisy and unruly

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porter

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a person who carries luggage

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obsess

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greatly preoccupy

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ringworm

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contagious skin disease

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still

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an apparatus for making liquors

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subdued

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soothed, made less intense

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tarried

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delayed, waited

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Nocturnal

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Nightly

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Obsess

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Greatly preoccupy

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and unruly

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Pantry

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Small closet in the kitchen to store foodstuffs

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Porter

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A person who carries luggage

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Provocation

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To provoke someone (to excite)

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Ringworm

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A contagious skin disease

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Still

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An apparatus for making liquors

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Subdued

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Soothed or softened

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Tarried

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Delayed, waited

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Tentatively

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To be hesitant or unsure

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Trosseau

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The new clothes a bride brings to her marriage

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tentatively

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hesitant or unsure

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trousseau

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the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage

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uncompromising lineaments

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unchanging characteristics

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wary

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to be cautious

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window’s walk

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a platform with a rail around it on the roof of a house (balcony)

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yankees

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natives of northern states

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alist

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tilted to one side

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articulate

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able to speak and express oneself

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bout

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fight

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corncribs

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small structure used to store corn

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erratically

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strangely, different than normal

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feeble

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weak, frail

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inconspicuous

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to not attract attention

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jew’s harp

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a small musical instrument

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mad dog

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a dog infected with a disease

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mausoleum

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large tomb structure

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providence

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the care of God

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rudiments

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principles, elements, subjects to be learned

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tartly

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sharply

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apoplectic

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paralysis, stroke symptoms

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arbor

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an outdoor area shaded by trees

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bedecked

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adorned, covered

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calomel

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a laxative, cure for intestinal worms

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camellia

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a shrub with evergreen leaves and roses

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camisole

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a woman’s sleeveless undergarment

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decreed

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made an official order

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degradation

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a state of low honour or moral character

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dog-trot-hall

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a covered passageway between two parts of a building (hallway)

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escapade

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reckless prank

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essence

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fundamental nature, most important quality

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interdict

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prohibition, restraint

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livid

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pale, lead coloured or red

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oppressive

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overbearing, hard to put up with

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palliation

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lessening of pain or stress

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passé

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old fashioned

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philippic

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a bitter verbal attack

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plate

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dentures, dental plate

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propensities

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inclinations or tendencies

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reconnaissance

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examination

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rectitude

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uprightness of character

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tirade

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a long angry speech

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umbrage

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offense

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undulated

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to move in a wavy manner

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viscous

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sticky

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asafoetida

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strong smelling substance made from parsley-like plant, used in folk medicine

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austere

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stern and severe

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boded

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continued

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church

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ban someone, usually temporarily, from church

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clad

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dressed

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contemptuously

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to treat a person as if they are unworthy or beneath one’s dignity

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contentious

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always ready to argue

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denunciation

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to strongly disapprove or condemn something

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diligently

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industriously, in a hard working manner

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dispelled

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driven away

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ecclesiastical impedimenta

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items used during a church service

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frivolous

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silly, not serious

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garish

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showy, very bright or gaudy

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habiliments

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outfits, clothing

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inconsistent

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not in agreement, incompatible

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indignantly

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angrily

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lilac talcum

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lilac scented talcum powder

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rotogravure print

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a process of printing pictures

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snuff

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a preparation of powdered tobacco, sniffed through the nose

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tapeworm

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a parasite that can live in a person’s intestines

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voile

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a thin, cotton-like fabric

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caste system

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class distinctions based on birth, wealth, etc

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curtness

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to be brief and short to the point of being rude

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devoid

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completely without

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flighty

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foolish, irresponsible

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myopic

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abnormal eye condition, nearsightedness

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obliquely

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indirectly

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prerogative

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exclusive right or privilege

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shinny

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slang term for liquor

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sluggish

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lacking energy, lazy

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soberly

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seriously

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spun

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to tell a story in a creative way

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tactful

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to say the right things to a person to not be offensive

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tight

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drunk

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antagonize

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oppose, make angry

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bushel

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unit of measurement equal to 32 quarts

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erosion

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gradual wearing away

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infallible

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never wrong

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manacles

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handcuffs

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neat

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unmixed with anything

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taut

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tightly stretched

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acquiescence

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agreement without protest

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affliction

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a condition

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aggregation

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group, gathering

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begrudge

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to fell resentment or disapproval for a person

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ecclesiastical

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church-like

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façade

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the front of a building

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futility

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being ineffective or useless

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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linotype

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a typesetting machine used in publishing

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ominous

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threatening, sinister

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shinnied up

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drunk

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stifle

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hold back, suppress

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succinct

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clear and brief

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uncouth

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crude, unmannerly

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venerable

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impressive on account of age or historic associations

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venue

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the place a jury is selected and case is tried

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affirmed

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firmly declared or stated

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akimbo

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hands on hips and elbows bent outwards

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circuit solicitor

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a lawyer who travels to different locations to prosecute in trials

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dispel

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drive away

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eccentricities

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oddities, unconventionalities

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elucidate

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explain

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fey

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strange, eccentric

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formidable

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impressive

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inhabitants

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residents

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khaki

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a strong twilled cloth of beige color

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Mennonites

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members of an Anabaptist Christian sect. favour plain clothes and living

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profane

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not connected with religion or religious matters

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ruddy

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reddish

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Scripture

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The Bible

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subpoena

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a written legal order directing a person to appear in court to give testimony

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sundry

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various

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