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amenable |
willing to yield or submit: agreeable |
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alchemy |
the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter |
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avenge |
to exact satisfaction for a wrong by punishing the wrongdoer |
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assimilate |
to absorb into the cultural tradition of the population or group |
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progenitors |
an ancestor in the direct line: forefather |
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plebian |
one of the common people |
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commiseration |
to feel or express sympathy; condole |
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Contumacioiusly |
stubbornly disobedient; rebelious |
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efficacy |
effective as a means of remedy |
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mutability |
the quality of being changeable |
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infantile |
babyish |
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gesticulation |
expression through gestures |
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ludicrous |
so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous |
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dauntless |
fearless |
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pallid |
deficient in color; dull |