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ablutions |
n- a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual |
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contumaciously |
adv- stubbornly persevere or rebellious; willfully disobedient |
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apprentice |
n- a person who works for another in order to learn a trade |
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imperiously |
adv- urgently; importantly |
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apparition |
n- a supernatural appearance of a person or things, especially a ghost |
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treasonable |
adj- the nature of betrayal of a trust or confidence |
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parley |
v- to speak, talk, or confer |
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erudition |
n- knowledge acquired by study research, etc; learning, scholarship |
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felicitous |
adj- having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person |
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dexterous |
adj- skillful in the use of hands or body |
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pilfering |
v- to steal stealthily in small amounts and often |
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capricious |
adj- impulsive |
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trepidation |
n- anxiety, terror |
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benevolent |
adj- marked by or disposed to doing good |
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corroborate |
v- to support with evidence or authority |
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epitaph |
n- an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
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maudlin |
adj- sentimental |
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affable |
adj- being pleasant and at ease talking to others |
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dolefully |
adv- causing grief or affliction |
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avaricious |
adj- greedy of gain |
