Sat I Hit List 51-109 Interdiction To Vulnerable

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invective

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Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation.

Hint 1

the dialogue concluded with a general and bitter invective against beauty, and with many compassionate considerations for all honest plain girls who are deluded by the wicked arts of deceitful men.

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irascible

Back 2

Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.

Hint 2

So too the poet, in representing men who are irascible or indolent, or have other defects of character, should preserve the type and yet ennoble it.

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predilection

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A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.

Hint 3

t is said that the student likes to appear on the street and in other public places in this kind of array, and that this predilection often keeps him out when exposure to rain or sun is a positive danger for him.

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pusillanimous

Back 4

cowardly

Hint 4

There are such women, and they will love you just as readily as any pusillanimous product of bourgeois sheltered life.

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obviate

Back 5

To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent.

Hint 5

Before I proceed farther, I shall beg leave to obviate some misconstructions into which the zeal of some few readers may lead them; for I would not willingly give offence to any, especially to men who are warm in the cause of virtue or religion.

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interdiction

Back 6

words or statement that forbids, stops or prohibits and action.

Hint 6

By his own interdiction stands accursed

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invective

Back 7

cursing, abusive language

Hint 7

Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective

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inveigle

Back 8

lead someone astray, set a trap for, tempt someone to do wrong

Hint 8

We will inveigle ladies fair, and wed them in our secret cavern.

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inveterate

Back 9

deep rooted habit, of long standing.

Hint 9

The subject was a German who kept a liquor-shop aud was an inveterate drunkard.

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inviolate

Back 10

unharmed, unable to be harmed

Hint 10

Outwardly, dark green arms keep them inviolate from curious or indifferent eyes.

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irascible

Back 11

uncooperative, bad tempered, easily angered

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modicum

Back 12

small amount

Hint 12

Lo, lo, lo, lo, what modicums of wit he utters

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multifarious

Back 13

many different ways, diverse, varied

Hint 13

But during these earlier days of my stay they broke the Law only furtively and after dark; in the daylight there was a general atmosphere of respect for its multifarious prohibitions.

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odious

Back 14

hateful, repulsive

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sounded the greeting in German, by that alone made more odious to the object of the affable recognition.

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ostentatious

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showy, pretentious, bragging about possessions or fortune

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This pathetic representation lasted the whole evening, and so ostentatious and artful a display has entirely convinced me that she did in fact feel nothing.

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pecuniary

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about money (pecune=money)

Hint 16

scorned to reflect a moment on their pecuniary Distresses and would have blushed at the idea of paying their Debts.

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pejorative

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negative, bad, having disparaging effect

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pejorative connotation

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pernicious

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wicked, evil, destructive, causing harm intentionally

Hint 18

He belonged, in fact, to none of the numerous societies which swarm in the English capital, from the Harmonic to that of the Entomologists, founded mainly for the purpose of abolishing pernicious insects.

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prerogative

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absolute right, exclusive right or privilege

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presage

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warning about the future, foreshadowing, omen

Hint 20

My dreams presage some joyful news at hand.

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propensity

Back 21

a habit, predilection, tendency

Hint 21

Robson likewise encouraged Tom's propensity to persecute the lower creation, both by precept and example.

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propitiate

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make up for something bad one has done, appease, atone

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The life that went on in them seemed to me made up of evasions and negations; shifts to save cooking, to save washing and cleaning, devices to propitiate the tongue of gossip.

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purloin

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to steal a small item

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purveyor

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merchant, a seller

Hint 24

And now let us see how our city will be able to supply this great demand: We may suppose that one man is a husbandman, another a builder, some one else a weaver--shall we add to them a shoemaker, or perhaps some other purveyor to our bodily wants?

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pusillanimous

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cowardly, craven

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There are such women, and they will love you just as readily as any pusillanimous product of bourgeois sheltered life.

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querulous

Back 26

complaining, peevish, uncooperative

Hint 26

Claire was querulous at times, and always a little too apt to take offence.

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remonstrated

Back 27

protested, objected

Hint 27

"But, Pollyanna, Pollyanna," remonstrated Miss Polly.

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reticent

Back 28

holding back, hesitant to speak out

Hint 28

It was a matter upon which he was reticent, and with persons of his kind a direct question is never very discreet.

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sagacity

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wisdom

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salient

Back 30

jumping out or sticking out, conspicuous or important

Hint 30

I cannot believe that you are ignorant of the salient points concerning Duson's death.

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sedate

Back 31

calm, peaceful, serene,composed

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sequestered

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held apart, shut away for safety

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solace

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comfort given tosomeone who is sad or suffering sorrow

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where grows Not even one lonely rose) -- My soul at least a solace hath In dreams of thee, and therein knows An Eden of bland repose.

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sonorous

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havinga deep rich sound

Hint 34

The king's request had undoubtedly been acceded to by an affirmative sign, for in firm, sonorous accents, which vibrated in the depths of Athos's heart, the king began his speech, explaining his conduct and counseling the welfare of the kingdom.

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specter,spectral

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ghost, ghostly, apparition, aberration

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speculative

Back 36

thinking about and looking at something thoughtfully, contemplating

Hint 36

Thoughts speculative their unsure hopes relate,

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steeped

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soaked, saturated

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supplicate

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to beg, entreat, to pray

Hint 38

And the monster laughed so loudly and hideously that we could no longer distinguish Christine's supplicating cries!

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tacit

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understood but not spoken, such as a look that carries a message

Hint 39

Tacit obedience implies no force upon the will, and consequently may be easily, and without any pains, preserved; but when a wife, a child, a relation, or a friend, performs what we desire, with grumbling and reluctance, with expressions of dislike and dissatisfaction, the manifest difficulty which they undergo must greatly enhance the obligation.

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temerity

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BOLD, speaking out of turn, to push ahead of others

Hint 40

I shall have the temerity to ask for more than her forgiveness,' said the Squire.

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vindicated

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freed from blame, cleared of suspicion, proved innocent or worthy

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Mine to vindicate through all risks and all sacrifices--through the hopeless struggle against Rank and Power, through the long fight with armed deceit and fortified Success, through the waste of my reputation, through the loss of my friends, through the hazard of my life.

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viscosity

Back 42

stickiness, oiliness

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vulnerable

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open to harm, weak.