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Fecund capable of producing offspring or vegetation Sacristan an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house Canticles an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later Elegy a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead Palmistry telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand Neurasthenic a person suffering a nervous breakdown Bete Noire a detested person Orthodoxy state of following established teachings especially in religion Eccentric a person with an unusual or odd personality Pejorative expressing disapproval Discrepancy a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions Bourgeois a member of the middle class Idiom an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Rue sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment Attenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude August profoundly honored Perpetuity a state of infinite or indefinitely long duration Pallid abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress Pauper a person who is very poor Noblesse oblige the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) Imperiousness arrogance, commanding presence, overbearingness Cabal a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue Virulent extremely poisonous or injurious Sibilant characterized by a hissing sound Macabre gruesome