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Abated
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v. Become less intense or widespread."The storm suddenly abated"
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Abide
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v. accept or act in accordance with
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Charnel
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adj. associated with death
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Commotion
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n. a state of confused and noisy disturbance
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Expiated
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v. atoned for guilt or sin
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Forlorn
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adj. pittfully sad and abandoned or lonely
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Helmsman
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n. a person who seers a ship or boat
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Jargoning
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v/adj. speaking un a language peculiar to a specific trait
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Leprosy
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a chronic contageous infectious disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves causing discoloration and lumps on the skin
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Mariner
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a sailor
"Because the mariner steered his ship too sharply, three seaman fell overboard |
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Minstrel
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n. Mideval singer or musician, esp. one who sung or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accomplishment for the nobility
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Penance
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n. voluntary self punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
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Perforce
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used to express necessity or inevitability
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Reverence
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deep respect for someone or something
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Seraph
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An angelic being, regarded in traditional christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, adore, and purity
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Sheen
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a soft luster on a surface
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Shrieve
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a sheriff
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Sultry
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very hot and humid
"leaving the new york airport, i felt as though i had entered a sauna because the weather was so sultry" |
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Tyrannous
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cruel and oppressive government or rule
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woeful
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miserable
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