Julius Caesar Vocab

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knave

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(n) an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person

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servile

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(adj) slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning

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soothsayer

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(noun) a person who professes to foretell events.

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hinder

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(verb) to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede

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vex

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(verb)to irritate; annoy; provoke

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chafe

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(verb)to wear or abrade by rubbing

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ere

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prep. Previous to; before.
conj. Rather than; before.

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swoon

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(verb)to faint; lose consciousness

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obscure

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(adj)not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain

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tempest

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(noun)a violent windstorm

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portentous

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(adj)of the nature of a portent; momentous , ominously significant or indicative

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redress

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(verb)the setting right of what is wrong

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countenance

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(noun) appearance
(verb)o permit or tolerate

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instigation

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(noun)he act of instigating; incitement.

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affability

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(adj)pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

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semblance

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(noun) outward aspect or appearance

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commend

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(verb)to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend

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puissant

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(adj)powerful; mighty; potent.

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cur

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(noun)a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one

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firmament

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(noun)the vault of heaven; sky.

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prostrate

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(adj)lying flat or at full length, as on the ground.

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vouchsafe

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(verb)to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension

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spectacle

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(noun) anything presented to the sight or view, esp. something of a striking or impressive kind

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valiant

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(adj) boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted

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reverence

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(noun)a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.

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provender

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(noun)dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.

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choler

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(noun)rascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.

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infirmity

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(noun)a physical weakness or ailment

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apparition

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(noun) a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith

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presage

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(noun) a presentiment or foreboding

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misconstrue

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(verb)to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.

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bondage

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(noun)The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf.

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idle

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(adj)not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing

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beseech

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(verb)o implore urgently

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wherefore

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(noun) the cause or reason

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concave

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(adj) curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved.

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intermit

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(verb) to discontinue temporarily; suspend

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exalted

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(adj)raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station

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ides

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(noun)(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.

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throng

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(noun) a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

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cogitation

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(noun)concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation

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yoke

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(noun) a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal

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oath

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(noun) a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise

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sinew

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(noun) A tendon.
Vigorous strength; muscular power

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conjure

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(verb) to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell

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rabble

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(noun)a disorderly crowd; mob.

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rogue

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(noun) a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.

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amiss

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(adj) improper; wrong; faulty

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mettle

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(noun) courage and fortitude

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ordinance

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(noun)an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command

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prodigious

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(adj) extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force

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offal

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(noun) the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.

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alchemy

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(noun) a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.

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spurn

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(verb)to reject with disdain; scorn.

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visage

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(noun)the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.

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betimes

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(adverb) early; in good time

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cautelous

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Caution; prudent; wary

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whit

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(noun) a particle; bit; jot

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dismember

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(verb) to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb

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augurer

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n. An augur. [Obs.] --Shak.

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constancy

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(noun) the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness.

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withal

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(adverb) with it all; as well; besides

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harlot

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(noun)a prostitute; whore.

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tincture

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(noun) Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.

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emulation

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(noun) effort or desire to equal or excel others.

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counsel

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(noun) advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.

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suitor

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(noun)a man who courts or woos a woman.

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fawn

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(noun) a young deer, esp. an unweaned one.

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enfranchisement

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(verb) to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting.

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mutiny

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(noun) revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers.

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lest

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for fear that

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misgiving

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(noun)Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.

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malice

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(noun) desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness

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wherein

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–conjunction
1. in what or in which.
–adverb
2. in what way or respect?

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carrion

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(noun)dead and putrefying flesh.

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extenuate

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(verb) to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious

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inter

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(verb) to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

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legacy

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(noun)Law. a gift of property, esp. personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.

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vanquish

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(verb) to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.

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bay

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(noun) a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

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salutation

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(noun) the act of saluting

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wrangle

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(verb) to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner

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rash

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(adj) acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.

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bondman

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(noun) a male slave.

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spleen

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(noun) a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood. ill humor, peevish temper, or spite.

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waspish

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(adj) like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior

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vile

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(adj) wretchedly bad: a vile humor.

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rive

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(verb) to tear or rend apart

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tidings

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(noun)news, information, or intelligence: sad tidings.

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proscription

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(noun) outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition. the act of proscribing

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niggard

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(noun) an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.

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reveler

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(verb) to take great pleasure or delight

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suffice

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(verb) to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes

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demeanor

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(noun) conduct; behavior; deportment

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yonder

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(adj) being in that place or over there

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prithee

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–interjection Archaic.
(I) pray thee.