Julius Caesar Vocabulary

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art

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are

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base

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low, common, demeaned, or demeaning

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betimes

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at times; occasionally

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dost

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do

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doth

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does

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fain

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gladly; willingly

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hath/hast

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has/have

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hie

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go quickly; hasten

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ho (interjection)

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used to call attention

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meet

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fit; suited

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sirrah

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form of address (indicating inferioriy of the one adressed

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thither

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there

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wherefore

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why

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wherein

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in what way/respect; how

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whereto

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to what place, purpose, or end

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whilst

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while

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whither

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where

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withal

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nevertheless

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idle (adj.)

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inactive; without employment or activity

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apparel (n.)

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clothing

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knave (n.)

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man of humble birth or position; tricky, deceitful fellow

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beseech (v.)

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to beg for earnestly and anxiously

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trod (v.)

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walked upon

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replication (n.)

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echo, answer, or reply

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cull (v.)

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choose, select, or identify

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strew (v.)

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scatter

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intermit (v.)

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to cause to cease for a time, or at intervals

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basest (adj.)

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lowest; most common

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servile (adj.)

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subservient; abject-befitting a slave or menial position

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barren/sterile (adj.)

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unable to produce offspring

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shrill[er] (adj.)

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(more) piercing, strident; accompanied by sharp, high-pitched sound

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soothsayer (n.)

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one who predicts or foretells events

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throng (adj.)

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crowd, (see rout)

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ides (n.)

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in Ancient Roman calendar...the 15th day or March, May, July, or October, or the 13th day of any other month

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gamesome (adj.)

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merry; frolicsome

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hinder (v.)

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hamper; get in the way; make progress slow or difficult

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countenance (n.)

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bearing; demeanor; face

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vexed (adj.)

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troubled; agitated; irritated

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construe (v.)

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interpret

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lamented (v.)

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mourned; expressed sorrow or regret

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yoke (n.)

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oppressive element or agency

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laughter (n.)

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cause of merriment(object of riddicule)

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fawn (v.)

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to court favor with a cringing or flattering manner

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scandal (v.)

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disgrace, defame, slander

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profess (v.)

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declare or admit openly; defame

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rout (v.)

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crowd of people, throng

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aught (n.)

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nothing or anything/everything

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lief (adv.)

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soon, gladly

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accoutered (adj.)

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outfitted; "rigged out"

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torrent (n.)

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rush; tumultuous stream

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buffet (v.)

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strike sharply and repeatedly; batter

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sinews (n. pl.)

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tendons, nerves...power

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mark (v.)

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note; make note of

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feeble (adj.)

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weak; inadequate; inferior

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bestride (v.)

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tower over

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underlings (n. pl.)

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subordinates; inferiors

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conjure (v.)

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to summon-as if by incantation (spell) or magic

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encompassed (v.)

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enveloped; included; completely endorsed

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brooked (v.)

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tolerated; stood for

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repute (v.)

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believe or consider

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fiery (adj.)

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burning, blazing; full of emotion and/or spirit

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liable (adj.)

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inclined; subject to; apt

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spare (adj.)

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lean; meager; insubstantial

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thrice (adv.)

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three times

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rabblement (n.)

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rabble-disorganized (rowdy) crowd

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swooned (v.)

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fainted; became enratptured; lost consciousness

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tag-rag (adj.)

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rabble (see rabblement)

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rogues (n. pl.)

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scoundrels; dishonest or low class persons

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amiss (adj.)

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faulty, imperfect, or out-of-place in the circumstances

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infirmity (n.)

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frailty; illness; condition of being feeble or unwell

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wenches (n. pl.)

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young women or girls (especially female servants or prostitutes)

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mettle (n.)

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quality of temperament or disposition; vigor/strength or spirit

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stomach (n.)

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appetite; inclination

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obsecurely (adv.)

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vaguely; cryptically-less than openly

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tempests (n. pl.)

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violent storms; uproars

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strife (n.)

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a bitter (sometimes violent) conflict or disagreement

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incenses (v.)

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arouses extreme anger or indignation

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prodigies (n. pl.)

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omens; portentous evnets

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conjointly (adv.)

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jointly; in combination; at once

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portenous (adj.)

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offering an omen or anticipatory sign; prodigious

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unbraced (adj.)

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free; unencumbered, not restrained

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heralds (n. pl.)

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those that precede, foreshadow, or announce; messengers

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calculate (v.)

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forecast consequences; ponder or figure out

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ordinance (n.)

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order of law

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infused (adj.)

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steeped in; injected with

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prodigious (adj.)

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exciting amazement or wonder (see portentous)

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sufferance (n.)

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patience; endurance

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tyranny (n.)

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oppressive power or rule

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tyrant (n.)

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absolute ruler unrestrained by law

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offal (n.)

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rubbish

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vile (adj.)

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morally depsicable or otherwise repugnant

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indifferent (adj.)

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or no importance or value one way or the other

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fleering (adj.)

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laughing; mocking; light or insignificant

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telltale (n.)

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talebearer; outward sign or indication

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factious (adj.)

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marked by dissension

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redress (n.)

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act to remedy or revenge

{v.}-to set right, remedy, or avenge

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consequence (n.)

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importance with respect to the power to produce an effect

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complexion (n.)

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overall aspect or character

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gait (n.)

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manner of walking (walk)

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incorporate (adj.)

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united with, as in one body; sympathetic to

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bestow (v.)

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give, present, or distribute

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alchemy (n.)

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power or process of making what is common special

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taper (n.)

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slender candle

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spurn (v.)

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to reject disdainfully

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adder (n.)

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common venomous snake

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craves (v.)

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demands; calls for

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disjoins (v.)

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detaches; separates

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remorse (n.)

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self reproach-born of guilt

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lowliness (n.)

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humility or humble/low position; being in low rank

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attains (v.)

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achieves; gains

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scorning (v.)

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rejecting or dismissing as contemptible or unworthy

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augmented (adj.)

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increased; expanded upon

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mischievous (adj.)

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able or tending to cause annoyance or trouble

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flint (n.)

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material used for producing a spark

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exhalations (n. pl.)

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emanations; emissions

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instigations (n. pl.)

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provocations; urgings

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entreated (v.)

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requested; pleaded; begged