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resonance

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quality of being loud and clear

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recapitulation

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an act of repeating an earlier theme

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vividness

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quality of being very clear and detailed in your mind

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intimately

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closely in a personal or sexual way

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bestow

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to give something as an honour or present

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contemporaneity

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quality of relating to the present

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polemical

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strongly attacking or defending an opinion or personal belief

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detractors

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someone who criticises people, often unfairly

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eugenics

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an idea to improve humans by only allowing certain people to breed

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utopia

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a perfect society

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inviable

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not able to continue to exist or develop into a living being

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satires

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criticising in a humorous way

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riposte

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a quick and clever remark

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emboldened

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to make someone brave

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scrupulously

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in a way that is careful and morally right

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genteel

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typical of high social class

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integrity

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being honest, with strong moral principles

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omit

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fail to include or do something

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lucrative

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producing a lot of money

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inextricable

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unable to be seperated, released or escaped from - stuck

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conventional

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a way in which something is usually done

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ambivalent

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uncertainty about how you feel, two opposing feelings in unison

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recuperation

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the process of becoming well again after an illness or getting back to strength

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transgression

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the act of breaking a law or moral low

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partisan

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strongly supporting a person, political party or matter without considering or judging the matter very carefully

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chastity

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the state of never having sex

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contemptuous

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expressing a strong feeling of dislike and having no respect for someone

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thwart

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to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

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adjoining

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next to

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richety

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in bad condition, therefore weak and likely to break

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whim

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a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained

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pedigrees

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a list of parents and other relations of the animal

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vicissitudes

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changes that happen at different times during someone’s life, especially those that result in conditions being worse:

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wold

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an area of high open land

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gait

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the way a person walks

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mendacious

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dishonest

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chronicles

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tales

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peril

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serious and immediate danger

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wattle

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a wall made from woven sticks and strip
bark

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glade

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an open space in a wood or forest

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veil

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a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise.

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glimmer

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shine faintly with a wavering light.

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effigies

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symbolic representation or imagery

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chasten

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to correct by punishment or suffering

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lustre

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the brightness that a shiny surface has

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reverie

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a state of having pleasant dream like thoughts

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prostrate

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lying with face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship

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dubious

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thought to not be completely true or unable to be trusted

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undulations

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a continuous up and and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea

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aforesaid

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previously mentioned

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engirdled

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surrounded

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acquaintance

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a person that you may have met but don’t know well

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calcareous

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containing calcium carbonate, chalky

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escarpment

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steep slope or cliff

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languorous

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slow and relaxed

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azure

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having the bright blue colour of the sky on a clear day

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topography

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study of the physical appearance of the natural features of land

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copse

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a small group of trees

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pastures

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grass or other plants suitable for cows to eat

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metamorphosis

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a complete change

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denude

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to remove the covering of something

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catharsis

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releasing emotion

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anagnorisis

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a moment of realisation

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pessimism

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a tendency to see the worst in things

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calamity

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an event causing great and sudden damage

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megrim

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depression, low spirit

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monotonous

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not changing and therefore boring

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creeper

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a plant that usually grows up walls

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cadaverous

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looking pale, thin and ill

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scourged

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someone or something that causes great trouble or suffering

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jaunty

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showing that you are happy and confident

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nigh

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near

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bodice

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the upper part of a woman’s dress

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scrutiny

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the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get info about it

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bask

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to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere

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adornment or adorn

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something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone

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brawny

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physically strong, muscular

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damsel

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a young unmarried woman

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factotum

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a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities

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ostler

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a man employed to look after horses of people staying at an inn

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titter

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give a short, half suppressed laugh, giggle

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equanimity

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calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

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picturesque

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visually attractive

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desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm

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tentative

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uncertain

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bevy

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a large group of people or things of a
particular kind

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colling

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hugging and embracing

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colling

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hugging and embracing

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dislodge

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knock or force out of position

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woo(ed)

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try to gain the love of someone with a view to marriage

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zest

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great enthusiasm of energy

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Sentimentally

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A way that is influenced by or relates to emotional feelings especially about the past

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Transmutation

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The action of changing or the state of being changed into another form

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gaiety

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happiness and excitement

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Ballad

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A slow sentimental song

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aforesaid

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mentioned earlier

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Rhapsody

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An enthusiastic expression of feeling

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Benedictite

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A blessing

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ditty

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a short simple song

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Temperament

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A persons or animals nature (natural reactions)

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thereon

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immediately after that

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Expended

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To use up

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blither

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talk in a continuous way without making very much sense

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Rekindled

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Relight a fire,However this can also mean in a relationship to restart it

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deprecating

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expressing disapproval

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Attenuated

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To reduce the force effect or value of something

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Serpentining

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Of or like a serpent/snake

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impetuous

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done quickly without thought or care

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Verdant

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Green with grass or other vegetation

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

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expostulate

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express strong disapproval or disagreement

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appurtenance

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an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living

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Phlegmatic

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Having an unemotional and calm disposition (inherent qualities)

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Profundity

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Great depth of knowledge

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Whimsical

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Playfully fanciful especially in an amusing way

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musec

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be absorbed in thought

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Contour

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An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something

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Diligently

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In a way that shows care in work or duties

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somnolent

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sleepy

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Lingered

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To stay in a place longer than necessary due to a reluctance to leave

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conterminous

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sharing a common boundary

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grimacing

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an expression made from pain,disgust or disapproval

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iridescence

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the quality of showing many bright colours that change with movement

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pestilence

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a fatal epidemic (outbreak) disease

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seer

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a supernatural person who sees visions into the future

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infallible

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incapable of being wrong

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paternalistic

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making decisions for other people rather than letting them take responsibility for their own lives

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Pejorative

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Expressing contempt or dissaproval

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turmoil

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a state of great disturbance

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incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something

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prosperity

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being successful or thriving

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tangible

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able to be seem by touch

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idyll

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a very happy, peaceful, and simple situation or period of time, especially in the countryside, or a piece of music, literature, etc. that describes this

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plume

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a long cloud of smoke or vapour resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin.

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nostalgia

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a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past:

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prude

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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity

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prude

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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity

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Feckless

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Lacking initiative (lazy)

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abdicates

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renounce ones throne

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hamartia

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recognition

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hubris

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excessive pride

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catharsis

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emotional release for the audience

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peripeteia

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catastrophe, reversal of fortune

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peripeteia

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catastrophe, reversal of fortune

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moiety

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each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided.

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scrutiny

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critical observation or examination

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substantial

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of importance or power

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Recuperative

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Having the effect of restoring health/strength

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Pervaded

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Spread through and be perceived in every part of

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Heretofore

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Before now

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Diminution

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A reduction in the size,extent or importance of something

English Lit A-Level Vocabulary (1 decks)

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