| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ablutions | cleansing the body as part of a religious rite |
| protruded | jutted out |
| loathsome | hateful; detestable |
| pestilential | likely to cause disease |
| copious | plentiful; abundant |
| improvident | shortsighted |
| avarice | greed for riches |
| pacify | calm; soothe |
| pilfer | steal |
| palisades | large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for defense |
| conceits | strange or fanciful ideas |
| mollified | soothed; calmed |
| peril | danger |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling |
| recompense | reward; repayment |
| exquisite | very beautiful; delicate; carfully wrought |
| affliction | something causing pain or suffering |
| indications | signs; things that point out or signify |
| abundance | a great supply; more than enough |
| sundry | various; different |
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