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Scabbard
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A sheath, as for a dagger or sword
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Conspire
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to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
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Scimitar
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a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin
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Brandish
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to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish
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Dialect
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A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: Cockney is a dialect of English
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Prognostication
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To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell
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Monotony
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Uniformity or lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or inflection
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Tracts
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A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group
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Agitated
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excited; disturbed
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Centurion
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The commander of a century in the Roman army
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Scarab
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A scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians
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Alchemy
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a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life
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