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supplication
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humble prayer, treaty, or petition
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lamentation
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the act of expressing grief
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pyre
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a pile of wood or other combustible material, for the purpose of burning a body
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batten
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a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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augury
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an omen, token, or indication; divination
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chaplet
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a flowery string of beads
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defilement
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the act of making something foul, dirty, or unclean
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avenge
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to take vengeance on behalf of
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oracle
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the response, or medium by which a response is given for an inquiry to the gods
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affliction
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a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
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