Words

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subtle

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So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive: a subtle smile.
Difficult to understand; abstruse: an argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
Able to make fine distinctions: a subtle mind.
Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
Crafty or sly; devious.
Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious: a subtle poison.

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supplication

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to ask for humbly or earnestly

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conception (archaic)

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a beginning, a start

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ere

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before, previous to; rather than

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travail

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work, especially arduous or painful;tribulation of angony, anguish; the labor of childbirth

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hapless

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luckless, unfortunate

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billow

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a large wave or swell of water; a great swell or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound

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yet

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at thing time; thus far; at a future time, eventually; besides, in addition; still more, even; nevertheless

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enfolded

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to cover, evelop; to hold within limits, enclose; to embrace

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-eval

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relating to time or duration

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suffix

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affix that followsthe morpheme to which it can attach

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affix

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morpheme that attaches to a base morpheme to form a word

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morpheme

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the smallest lingual unit that carries a semantic interpretation

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beauteous

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beautiful, especially to the sight

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primeval

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belonging to the first or earlist age or sages; original or ancient, having existed from the beginning

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ether

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the element believed in ancient and medieval civilizations to fill all space abovethe sphere ofthe moon and to compose the stars and planets

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"pyrrhic victory"

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"a victory gained at too great a cost"

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"in the offing"

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"imminent, likely to happen"

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"salad days"

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"days of youthful inexperience"

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"safe pair of hands"

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"reliable, if somewhat dull, person who can be entrusted not to make a mistake with a task"

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idiom

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a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

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"speak softly and carry a big stick"

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"international negotiations backed by threat of force"

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"swan song"

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"final gesture"

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"full tilt"

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"at full speed"

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heliotropism

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turning to where the sun is

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"nail your colours to the mast"

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"show your intention to hold out til the end"

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apotheosis

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elevataion to devine rank or stature, deification; glorification; an exalted or glorified example; model of excellence, having no equal

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copse

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a thicket of small trees or shrubs

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cull

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to pick out from others, select; to gather, collect; to remove rejected members or parts from

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concord

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harmony or agreement of interests; a treaty establishing peaceful relations

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sledge

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a vehicle mounted on low runners drawn by work animals and used for transporting loads across ice, snow or rough ground

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garret

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a room on the top floor of a house, an attic

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perepeteia

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a reversal of circumstances or turning point; a sudden reversal dependent on intellect and logic

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anagnoris

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discovery, originally meant "discovery" in greek, not only of a person, but also what a person stood for, what he or she represented

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windrow

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a row, as of leaves or snow, heaped up by the wind; a long row of cut hay or grain left to dry in a field before being bundled

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corona

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(astronomy) a faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body visible through a haze or thing cloud, also called aureole (botany) a crown-shaped, funnel-shaped, or trumpet shaped growth or appendage of the perianth of certain flowers

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perianth

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the outer envelope of a flower consisting of either the calyx or corolla or both

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calyx

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the sepals of a flower considered as a group; a cuplike organ or structure such as the cuplike divisions of the pelvis or kidney; a collecting structure in the kidney

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sepal

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one of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower; one of the green leaves that surrounds the petals

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corolla

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the petals of a flower considered as a group or unit and usually of a color other than green; the inner whorl of the perianth

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marten

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any of several principally arboreal, carnivorous mammals from the genus "martes" related to the weasel, mainly inhabiting northern forests and having a slender boy, bush tail and soft fur

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verdant

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green with vegetation, covered with green growth; green; lacking experience or sophistication, naive

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benignant

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favorable, beneficial; kind and gracious

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diphthong

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a complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable

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phoneme

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the smallest phonetic unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinction in meaning, as the "m" of "mat and the "b" of "bat"

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bard

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one of an ancient celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating the legendary exploits of cheiftans and heroes; a poet, especially a lyric poet

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hie

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to go quickly, to hasten

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vie

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to strive for superiority, contend

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flint-stone

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pebbles used in masonry construction

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masonry

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the trade of a mason, work done by a mason, stonework or brickwork

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mason

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one who builds or works with stones or bricks

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raiment

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clothing; garments

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courser

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a huntsman, a swifthorse-a charger

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion, impulsive and passionate; having or marked by violent force

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hame

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one of the two curved wooden metal pieces of a harness that fits aroudn the neck of a draft animal and to which the traces are attached

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trace

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one of the two sidestraps or chains connecting a harnessed draft animal to a vehicle or whiffletree

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whiffletree

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the pivoted horizontal crossbar to which the harness traces of a draft animal are attached and which is in turn attached to a vehicle or an implement

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perforce

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by necessity, by force of cicumstances

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stripling

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an adolescent youth

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fillet

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a narrow strijp of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband

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shallop

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a large and heavy boat, usually having 2 masts and carrying fore-and-aft or lugsails; a small, open boat fitted with oars, or sails, or both and used primarily in shallow waters

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accustom

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to familiarize, as by constant practice, use or habit

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mercurial

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having characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, and thievishness, attributed to the god Mercury; quick and changeable in temperment, volatile

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tidings

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a piece of information or news

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pellucid

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admitting the passage of light, transparent or translucent; transparently clear in style or meaning

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grotto

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a small cave or cavern; an artificial structure made to resemble a cave or cavern

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ecumenical council

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a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of church doctrine and practice

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ecumenical

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of worldwide scope or applicability, universal; of or relating to the worldwide Christian church

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dappled

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to mark or mottle with spots

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quiver (noun)

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a portable case for holding arrows; a case full or arrows; a collection or store, an arsenal

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paunchy

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having a potbelly

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glib

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performed with a natural offhand ease; showing little thought, preparation or concern; marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that often suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality or deceitfulness

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trite

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lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repitition; (archaic) frayed or worn out by use

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bathos/bathetic

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an abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted tot he commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect; an anticlimax; banality, triteness

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undaunted

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not discouraged or disheartened

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occident

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western lands or regions, the west; the countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere

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pinion

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the wing of a bird; the outer rear edge of the wing containing the primary feathers

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zephyr

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the west wind-a gentle breeze; any of various soft, light fabrics, yarns or garments; something that is airy, insubstantial or passing

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vernal

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of or relating to or occurring in the spring; fresh, youthful, young

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shuttle

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a device used in weaving to carry the woof thread back and forth between the warp threads

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woof

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the threads that run crosswise in a woven fabric, at right angles to the warf threads; the texture of a fabric

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warp

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set of lengthwise threads attached to a loom before weaving begins; (Old English) that which is thrown across

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flax

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plant native to India probably, but with extensive ancient use throughout Asia and southeastern Europe

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furlongs

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unit for measuring distance, equal to 1/8 mile (201 meters)

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tetrameter

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four measures

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fare

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to get along; to go or happen; to travel, go; to dine, eat

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forsake

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to give up, renounce; to leave altogether, abandon

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hearken

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to listen attentively, to heed

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armament

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the weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped

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talent

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ancient Greek, Roman and Middle Eastern variant unit of measurement for weight

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besought

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to address an urgent or earnest request to, implore; to request earnestly

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league

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a unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles

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wont

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accustomed or used; likely

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steppe

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extensive plain without trees

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intone

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to recite in a singing tone; to utter in a monotone

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anneal

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to subject (glass or metal) to a process of heating and slow cooling to toughen and reduce brittleness; to strengthen or harden

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presage

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an omen; a feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; prophetic significance or meaning; a prediction

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defile (noun)

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a narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement

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countenance

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appearance, especially of the face; face or facial features

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tackling

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a rope and its pulley

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wroth

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wrathful, angry

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caulking

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to make watertight or airtight