Jane Eyre Vocab

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hearth

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the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.

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frill

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a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle

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crimp

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to press into small regular folds; make wavy.

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morsel

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a small piece, quantity, or amount of anything; scrap; bit.

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totter

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To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

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rummage

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To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.

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pungent

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Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire.

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bellow

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To shout in a deep voice.

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trifle

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Something of little importance or value

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garter

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An elasticized band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.

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ligature

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A cord, wire, or bandage used for tying or binding.

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damask

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A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool.

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tabernacle

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any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.

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shroud

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something that covers or conceals like a garment; a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

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festoon

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a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

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fawn

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light yellowish-brown.

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imp

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a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.

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dell

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a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

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moor

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a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.

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quail

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a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old world.

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vassalage

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the state or condition of a vassal.

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stifle

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to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.

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wreath

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a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.

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convolvulus

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any plant belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, comprising twining or prostrate plants having trumpet-shaped flowers.

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gaunt

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extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.

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fie

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(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)

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bungle

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to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.

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doat

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=dote. to love to an excessive or foolish degree

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desist

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to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.

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knack

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a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.

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parterre

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1.
Also called parquet circle. the rear section of seats, and sometimes also the side sections, of the main floor of a theater, concert hall, or opera house.
2.
an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes.

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twig

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a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.

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tug

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to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.

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window-sill

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the horizontal piece or member beneath a window

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pinafore

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a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.

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haul

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to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.

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denude

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to make naked or bare; strip: The storm completely denuded the trees.

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poltroon

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a wretched coward; craven.

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parlour/parlor

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Older Use . a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.

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flaxen

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of a soft yellow colour: flaxen hair

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tread

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2.
to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually followed by on or upon ): to tread on a person's foot.

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sotto voce

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intentionally lowering one's voice for emphasis

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throb

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to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.

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ridge

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a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.

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heath

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a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.

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fain

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gladly; willingly: He fain would accept.

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russet

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yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.

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"onding on snaw"

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'appearing ready to snow'

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canopy

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a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.

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lea

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a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.

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pelisse

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an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur

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thaw

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to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.

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holland

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a coarse linen cloth, used esp for furnishing

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con

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1.
to learn; study; peruse or examine carefully.
2.
to commit to memory.

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inanition

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exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation.

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throng

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a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

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tucker=bib

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a piece of linen, muslin, or the like, worn by women about the neck and shoulders.

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clad

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dressed: ill-clad vagrants

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benignant

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kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.

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irids

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any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family

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girdle

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a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.

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calico

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a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.

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hardihood

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a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.

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trifling

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of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.

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ribband

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a ribbon, esp one awarded for some achievement

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ewer

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a pitcher with a wide spout.

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hem

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1.
to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
2.
to enclose or confine (usually followed by in, around, or about ): hemmed in by enemies.

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skein

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a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.

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slattern

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a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.

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draught (of coffee)

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4. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine

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ember

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a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.

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flit

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to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.

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meed

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a reward or recompense.

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cumbrous

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cumbersome

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chilblain

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an inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.

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hebdomadal

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taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals.

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moiety

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1.
a half.
2.
an indefinite portion, part, or share.

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bounteous

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giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.

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catechism

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an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion, especially as maintained by a particular church, in the form of questions and answers.

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surtout

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a man's close-fitting overcoat, especially a frock coat.

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darning needle

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A long, large-eyed needle used in darning.

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excrescence

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an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.

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apparel

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clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.

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ostrich

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a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.

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plume

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a feather

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tresses

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long locks or curls of hair.

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ermine

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weasel

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palsy

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any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.

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falter

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to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.

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heathen

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an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the god of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; pagan.

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wormwood

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any composite herb or low shrub of the genus Artemisia.

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tint

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a color or a variety of a color; hue.

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phylactery

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2.
(in the early Christian church) a receptacle containing a holy relic.
3.
an amulet, charm, or safeguard against harm or danger.

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Cuyp

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Dutch painter.

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wren

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any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae

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girdle

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to encircle with a belt; gird.
to encompass; enclose; encircle.

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verdure

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greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation.

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smitten

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struck, as with a hard blow.

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sumptuous

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entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.

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recoil

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to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.

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throes

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a.
any violent convulsion or struggle: the throes of battle.
b.
the agony of death.
c.
the pains of childbirth.

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debarrass

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To disembarrass; to relieve

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errand

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a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.

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en regle

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in proper form or order

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negus

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a title of Ethiopian royalty.

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ebon=ebony

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a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

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caw

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the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.

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craggy

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rugged; harsh; rough.

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crag

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a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.

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rook

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a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.

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yonder

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being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.

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cachinnate

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to laugh loudly or immoderately.

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wayward

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swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious: a wayward impulse; to be wayward in one's affections.

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belfry

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a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.

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stile

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a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.

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thwart

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to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.

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merino

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one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.

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deuce

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an expression of annoyance or frustration

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pollard

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1.
a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
2.
an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.

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fitful

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coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly

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quell

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to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.

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wag

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a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.

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rill

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a small rivulet or brook

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keepsake

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anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.

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jetty

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resembling jet, especially in color; of a deep black.

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revel

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to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ): to revel in luxury.

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billow

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any surging mass: billows of smoke.

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cormorant

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any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae

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fleck

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to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple.

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lisp

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a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.

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festal

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pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.

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hewn

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felled and roughly shaped by hewing: hewn logs

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knead

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to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.

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chink

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a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall.

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worsted

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firmly twisted yarn or thread spun from combed, stapled wool fibers of the same length, for weaving, knitting, etc. Compare woolen.

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bilge

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either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.

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paltry

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ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.

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ribaldry

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ribald character, as of language; scurrility.

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repentance

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deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.

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marrow

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the inmost or essential part: to pierce to the marrow of a problem.

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vernal

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of or pertaining to spring: vernal sunshine.

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floweret

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a small flower; floret.

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sylph

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a slender, graceful woman or girl.

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dentelle

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lace

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spoony

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foolishly or sentimentally amorous.

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pastille

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a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.

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amber

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a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.

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croquant (fr.)

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crispy

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welkin

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the sky; the vault of heaven.

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beech

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any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.

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hag

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an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.

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lurid

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gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.

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habergeon

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armor. a light sleeveless coat of mail worn in the 14th century under the plated hauberk

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scowl

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to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.

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blight

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any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the blight of the family.

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casement

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a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.

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roue

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a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

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etiolate

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to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.

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gurgle

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to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.

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aught

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anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.

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stoop

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to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.

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ignis fatus

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A phosphorescent light that hovers or flits over swampy ground at night,

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miry

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of the nature of mire; swampy: miry ground.

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snivel

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to weep or cry with sniffling.

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anon

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in a short time; soon.

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caper

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to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.

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truss

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to tie, bind, or fasten.

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charwoman

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a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.

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scour

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to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans.

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cavalcade

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a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.

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larder

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a room or place where food is kept; pantry

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vitualage

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food; provisions; victuals.

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forage

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food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.

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balustrade

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a railing with supporting balusters.

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forenoon

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the period of daylight before noon.

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contumacy

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stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority.

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sheen

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luster; brightness; radiance.

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ensconce

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to settle securely or snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.

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pith

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to remove the pith from (plants).

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dowager

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a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager

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charivari

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1. a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
2. a confused noise; din

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behest

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a command or directive.

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furbish

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to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up ): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.

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puny

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of less than normal size and strength; weak.

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appanage

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land or some other source of revenue assigned for the maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house.

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fillip

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to strike with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of the thumb

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contumely

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insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.

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nigh

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near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.

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lenient

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agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.

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condiment

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something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.

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sallow

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of a sickly, yellowish color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.

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crock

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an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.

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tinkler=tinker

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a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.

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snug

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warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house.

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quibble

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4.
to equivocate.
5.
to carp; cavil.

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wrought

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elaborated; embellished.

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canine

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of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty.

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whit

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a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.

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nimble

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quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.

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canny

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careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply.

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phial

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a small bottle for liquids; vial

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arbor

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a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.

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vigil

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wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.

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strapper

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one that straps; a large, robust person.

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wicket

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a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller's cage in a bank, etc.

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knave

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a dishonest man; rogue; a male servant

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apoplexy

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stroke

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meager

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deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.

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purloin

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to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.

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dainty

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of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.

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starch

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to stiffen or treat with starch.

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voluptuous

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full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.

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ruth

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pity or compassion

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naiad

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Classical Mythology . any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.

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hawthorn

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any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns

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husky

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big and strong; burly

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deglutition

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the act or process of swallowing

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heed

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to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.

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plenteous

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plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.

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hearse

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a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.

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interim

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an intervening time; interval; meantime: in the interim.

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surmise

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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

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ostler=hostler

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a stableman, esp one at an inn

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briar

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1. Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea , of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)
2. a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant

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vicinage

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the region near or about a place; vicinity.

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gloaming

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twilight; dusk

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truant

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a student who stays away from school without permission

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Boadicea

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died a.d. 62, queen of the Iceni: leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Britain.

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philter

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a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person

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gird

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to encircle or bind with a belt or band

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shear/shorn

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to cut (something)

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warble

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to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.

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eventide

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evening

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noose

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a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.

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trot

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to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry.

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fount

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a source or origin: a fount of inspiration to his congregation.

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ripple

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(of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.

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giddy

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affected with vertigo; dizzy.

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smite/smote/smitten

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to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.

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skein

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a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.

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bairn

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a child; son or daughter.

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cudgel one's brains

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to try to comprehend or remember: I cudgeled my brains to recall her name.

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swath

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the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine.

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gingham

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yarn-dyed, plain-weave cotton fabric, usually striped or checked

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seraglio

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the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.

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houri

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one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.

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Tyne

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a river in NE England

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alight

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to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.

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lattice

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a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.

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bungle

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to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.

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hie

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to hasten; speed; go in haste.

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suttee

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the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre

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marrow

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a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production.

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croon

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to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby

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fidget

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to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently

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bathos

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a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.

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appertain

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to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to ): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.

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wraith

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an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.

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disburthen

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To disburden; to relieve of a load

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riven

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rent or split apart

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sap

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the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant

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coronet

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a small crown

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pelt

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to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.

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cornice

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any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes

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pant

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to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion

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vestry

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a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.

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surplice

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a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers

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chancel

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the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.

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swoon

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to faint; lose consciousness.

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tawny

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of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color

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lorn

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forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn

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slough

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an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region

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harlot

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a prostitute; whore.

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curdle

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to change into curd; coagulate; congeal.

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linnet

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a small Old world finch

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garb

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a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.

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solecism

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a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.

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pant

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to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.

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sully

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to soil, stain, or tarnish.

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stubbles

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the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.

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uptear

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to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy

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syncope

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the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.

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goad

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to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.

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copse

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a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood

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turf

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a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.

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plover

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any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae

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spire

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a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc

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causeway

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a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground

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mun

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a dialect word for must

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aslant

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slanting or on a slant; oblique

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bog

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wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.

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clump

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a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.

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yew

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any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya

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lozenged

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diamond-shaped

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pewter

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any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead

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fustian

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a stout fabric of cotton and flax.

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ower

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a Scots word for over

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to fag

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to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out ): The long climb fagged us out.

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crabbed

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grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; churlish.

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agate (dialect)

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on the way

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throe

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a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm

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spinster

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a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.

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Elysium

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Also called Elysian Fields . Classical Mythology . the abode of the blessed after death.

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tillage

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the operation, practice, or art of tilling land.

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hew

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to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.

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grange

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a farm, with its farmhouse and nearby buildings

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delf=delft

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earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.

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bedstead

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the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress.

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tuft

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a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.

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emulous

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desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation: boys emulous of their fathers.

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lusus naturae

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a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

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tinge

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to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.

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asp

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any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian COBRA or the horned viper.

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garland

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a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.

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tempest

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a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow

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latch

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a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.

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consternation

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a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay

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slab

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a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.

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besot

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to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.

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firmament

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the vault of heaven; sky.

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enamel

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a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.

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crag

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a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.

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berth

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4.
a place, listing, or role: She clinched a berth on our tennis team.

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rivet

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a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.

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sinew

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strength; power; resilience: a man of great moral sinew.

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oblation

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the offering to god of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist

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hierophant

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any interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles; mystagogue.

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bourne

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a brook or rivulet.

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cicatrize

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to become healed by the formation of a cicatrix.
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cicatrix

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new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.

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redd

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to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company.

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purveyor

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a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.

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prig

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a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.

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sear

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to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.

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scrag

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a lean or scrawny person or animal.

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dispensation

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an act or instance of dispensing; distribution