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compatriots
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n. a fellow countryman
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Mark Antony appealed to his compatriots to get revenge against the conspirators who killed Julius Caesar.
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edict
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n. official statement; law
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Unhappy with the new edict handed down by the mayor and city council members, the city workers decided to go on strike.
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expound
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v. to set forth in detail
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Although the students already knew the material, the teacher continued to expound on the reasons for the Civil War.
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firmament
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n. the sky, or heavens
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With her feet firmly planted on the ground and her face upturned toward the firmament, the little girl prayed that her father would be cured of his illness.
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hermetically
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adv. copleteley sealed; airtight.
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The double windows are hermetically sealed to prevent drafts and provide for better insulation against the outside heat and cold.
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pestilential
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adj. filled with disease; contagious
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The rotting corpse of the armadillo in the road gave off a pestilential stench.
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phylacteries
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n. a small box containing sacred scripture; worn by some Jewish men for daily prayers
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The presence of the phylactery on the man’s arm reminded him to pray throughout the day.
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pillage
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v. to rob with open violence
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No one in the village survived the pillaging Viking attack.
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premonition
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n. anticipation of an event, usually negative, even without warning.
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He had a vague premonition of danger.
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truncheon
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n. a police officer’s stick
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The police officer couldn’t get the suspect to cooperate, so he had to subdue him with a truncheon.
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