Les Mis Vocab Iii

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prioress

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n, a woman in charge of a group of nuns

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parapet

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n, a defensive wall or elevation

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brigade

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n, a military unit

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pinnance

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n, a light sailing ship

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pestiferous

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adj, evil, michievious, bringing or bearing a disease

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fillial

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adj, pertaining to a son/daughter

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impertinent

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adj, insultinghly rude

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duenna

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n, a governess

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prostration

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n, extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection

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dint

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n, force, power

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mountebank

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n, a person who sells fake medicine

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verdigrised

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n, a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time

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amiable

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adj, friendly

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physiognomy

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n, the art of determining charcter by the face

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daub

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v, to cover with soft adhesive matter like plaster / mud

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promenade

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v, to walk

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subjugate

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v, to bring under complete control, conquer

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propitious

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adj, favorable conditions

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chemise

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n, a woman's loose fitting shirt like under garment

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fiacre

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n, a small carriage

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charlatan

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n, fake knowledge/ skill

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amicable

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adj, friendly, peaceable

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vociferating

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v, to shout or cry out loudly

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bourgeois

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n, middle class

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consummate

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n, to bring to a state of perfection
v, complete, perfect

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genteel

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adjective: belonging or suited to polite society

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filiation

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n, being a child from a certain parent

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defacement

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v, the act of damaging

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debauchery

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n, excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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benefactor

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n, a prson who gives to others

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provincial

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adj, showing manner and viewpoints of unsofisticated areas

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fob

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n, a small pocket below the waistline

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quay

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n, a landing place along the side of a body of water

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poleax

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n, a medieval weapon

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inquest

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n, a legal inquiry investigation

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ambuscade

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n, an ambush

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brigands

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n, a bandit