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Posterity
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All of a person's descendants
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Noun
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Vex
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to irritate; annoy; provoke
to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry |
Verb
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transgression
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A violation of a law, command, or duty
The exceeding of due bounds or limits |
Noun
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Pernicious
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causing insidious harm or ruin; deadly; fatal; evil; wicked
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Adjective
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Propagate
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to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
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Verb
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Amble
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to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter
a slow, easy walk or gentle pace |
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Dote
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To show excessive fondness or love
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Verb
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Driveling
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to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose;
to talk childishly or idiotically |
Verb
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Shrift
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absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.
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Noun
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Rancor
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bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
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Noun
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Brine
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water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; the water of the sea
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Noun
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Valor
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boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery
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Noun
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Bandying
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to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange
to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis. |
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Agile
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quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe; active; lively
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Adjective
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Lamentation
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the expression or though of sorrow or regret
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Noun
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Abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate
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Verb
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Asunder
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Apart or widely separated
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Adjective
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Peevish
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cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent
showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood |
Adjective
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Distraught
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distracted; deeply agitated
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Adjective
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Dismal
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causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy
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Adjective
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Wayward
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turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient
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Adjective
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Hallowed
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regarded as holy; venerated; sacred
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Adjective
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Inauspicious
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boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable
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Adjective
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Conjuration
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supernatural accomplishment by invocation or spell.
an incantation; magical charm |
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Solace
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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
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Paraphrase
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express the same message in different words
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