English 2 Semester One Vocab

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alienate

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isolate or dissociate

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affirmation

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confirmation or assertion

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aesthetic

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having some element of beauty; beautiful

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advocate

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verb - to support something
noun - someone who writes/speaks in favor of something

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adroit

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cleverly skillful or nimble

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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antagonistic

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opposed of; hostile/rude

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anarchist

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someone in favor of anarchy (order without government officials)

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analogous

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different (in biological form)

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amorphous

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lacing definite shape or form

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amity

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common understanding or peaceful relationship

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amend

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to change for the better; improve

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arrogance

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an offensive display of self-importance

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arbitrary

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made by one's own will; based upon one judgement

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apprehension

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worry of any future incident or trouble

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appease

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to please

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apathy

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lack of interest (in usual concerns of sympathetic people)

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better

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ambivalence

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inability to make a decision, fence-sitting

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ambiguous

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open-ended or open to interpretation

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amass

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to gather together (in a mass)

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altruistic

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devoted to being selfless

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aloof

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separated; removed

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acquiesce

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to submit or comply quietly

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abstract

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apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances

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articulate

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expressed, formulates, or presented with clarity and effectiveness

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ascendancy

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governing or controlling influence

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ascetic

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one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction

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assessment

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evaluation; an amount assessed as payable

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assuage

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to make milder or less severe; relieve

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astute

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clever, cunning, ingenious, shrewd

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asylum

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an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance

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atrophy

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a wasting away, deterioration, or diminution

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augment

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to make larger, enlarge in size, number, strength or extent; increase

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austerity

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severity of manner, life, etc.; sterness

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banal

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devoid of freshness or originality

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belittle

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to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate

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belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war; combative

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benevolent

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desiring to help others; expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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benign

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having a kindly disposition

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blasphemous

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irreverent; profane

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blithe

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joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful

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bolster

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a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.

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brevity

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shortness of time or duration; briefness

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candor

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the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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caustic

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capable of burning or destroying living tissue

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censorious

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severely critical or faultfinding

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censure

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strong or vehement expression of disapproval

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charlatan

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a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than actually posseses

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harmattan

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a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.

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improvident

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neglecting to provide for future needs

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cowries

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type of shell used as currency

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournfu

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prowess

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exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, esp. in combat or battle.

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incipient

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in an initial stage; beginning to happen or developing

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abomination

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anything greatly disliked or abhorred

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luxuriant

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abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation

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brusqueness

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brupt in manner; blunt; rough

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valediction

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an utterance, oration, or the like, given in bidding farewell or taking leave

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calabashes

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any of various gourds, esp. the bottle gourd

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disembodied

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To free (the soul or spirit) from the body

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feign

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to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

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rebuked

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to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand

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espied

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to see at a distance; catch sight of.

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harbingers

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a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another

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copiously

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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

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valor

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boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle

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coiffure

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a style of arranging or combing the hair.
a head covering; headdress.

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leprosy

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A slowly progressive, chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, that damages nerves, skin, and mucous membranes, and can lead to loss of sensation, paralysis, gangrene, and deformity if untreated.

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malevolence

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the quality of wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will

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specious

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apparently good or right though lacking real merit

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guttural

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of or pertaining to the throat

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pandemonium

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wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.

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quavering

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shaking tremulously; quivering or trembleing

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shrill

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high-pitched and piercing in sound quality

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approbation

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approval; commendation

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sullen

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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tumult

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violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar

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inadvertent

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unintentional

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calamity

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a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury

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beckoning

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to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.

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evangelists

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a preacher of the gospel

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heeded

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gave careful attention to

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dialect

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a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language,

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heathen

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an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible

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benevolently

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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derisive

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characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking

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hymn

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a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.

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callow

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immature or inexperienced

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impudent

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characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent

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perturbed

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to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate

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miscreant

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depraved, villainous, or base

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zeal

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fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

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emanation

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Something that issues from a source; an emission

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ostracize

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to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.

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debar

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to shut out or exclude from a place or condition

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resilient

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marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune

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dispensation

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something that is distributed or given out

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idolatrous

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worshiping idols

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smarted

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to suffer keenly from wounded feelings
to be quickly, sharply struck

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desecrated

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to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose

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amulets

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a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.

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parsonage

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the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.

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wan

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showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness

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superfluous

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unnecessary or needless.

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alluding

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referring

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anointed

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applied an ointment to as a part of a religious ceremony

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assent

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an agreement

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chalice

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a cup

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communing

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communicating

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copious

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very plentiful, abundant

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decanter

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a decorative bottle

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distillery

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an establishment where alcohol is made

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elucidating

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explaining, clarifying

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fancy

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an idea, notion

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grate

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the fireplace

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inefficacious

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ineffective

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interrogatively

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questioningly

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latterly

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lately

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maleficient

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harmful or evil

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mutton

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lamb meat

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paralytic

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relating to paralysis

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pensively

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thoughtfully

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piously

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religiously

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resigned

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submissive

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revery

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a daydream

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scanty

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thin, meager insufficient

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scrupulous

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extremely careful to do the right and proper thing

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shrewdly

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wisely, sharply

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suffused

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filled

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tawny

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brown or brownish-orange color

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toil

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difficulty proceed

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truculent

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fierce, cruel

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venial

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a minor or forgivable sin

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vested

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dressed

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vestments

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clothes worn by priests