| Term | Definition |
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| hearth | an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
| irradiations | intellectual or spiritual enlightenment |
| doleful | filled with or evoking sadness |
| impelled | urged or forced to action through moral pressure |
| indigo | a blue-violet color |
| innocuous | unlikely to harm or disturb anyone |
| gilt | a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold |
| viceroy | governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign |
| portentously | ominously significant or indicative |
| heedless | careless; thoughtless; unmindful |
| imperceptibly | Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses |
| timorous | fearful; timid; demonstrating fear |
| sash | a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers |
| desist | stop; cease; discontinue |
| globular | having the shape of a sphere or ball |
| smit | to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling |
| furrow | a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface |
| offal | trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans |
| haltered | to put on a rope with a noose used for execution by hanging. |
| plenipotentiary | a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government |
| supernal | of heaven or the spirit |
| dissuasive | deterring from action |
| avocations | something one does in addition to a principle occupation |
| scrivener | someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts |
| vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
| remunerative | for which money is paid |
| abrogation | cancellation; abolition |
| florid | elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| augmented | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength; enlarged |
| anthracite | a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat |
| admonitions | gentle or friendly reproof; warning |
| gesticulating | making gestures while speaking |
| reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism |
| execrable | extremely bad; abomitable; detestable; of very poor quality |
| doff | remove; take off |
| obstreperousness | noisy defiance |
| pernicious | exceedingly harmful |
| paroxysms | sudden outbursts |
| pallid | abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress |
| compliance | the act of submitting |
| consternation | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| ignominiously | in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree |
| dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| oaf | an awkward stupid person |
| vagary | an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) |
| pugilistic | like a boxer |
| inveteracy | state of being deeply ingrained or established (in a habit) |
| retribution | revenge |
| tacit | indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly |
| deshabille | the state of being carelessly or partially dressed |
| chimeras | a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination |
| austere | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor |
| succor | assistance in time of difficulty |
| alms | voluntary contributions to aid the poor |
| cadaverous | resembling a corpse |
| ruminating | considering; thinking (at length) |
| diligence | persevering determination to perform a task |
| abode | housing that someone is living in |
| choleric | easily moved to anger |
| inscrutable | of an obscure nature; difficult to understand |
| despondency | depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection |
| apparition | something existing in perception only |
| vagrant | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| quiescent | being quiet or still or inactive |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| vile | thoroughly unpleasant |
| succinctly | with concise and precise brevity |
| phantasm | something existing in perception only |
| conspicuous | without any attempt at concealment |
| sagacious | acutely insightful and wise |
| derivable | capable of being reasoned by deduction |
| gossamer | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy |
| identity | the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity |
| allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
| intemperance | lack of restraint, esp. in relation to alcohol |
| malevolence | ill will |
| debauch | to corrupt morally; seduce from virtue |
| consummate | to make perfect |
| conflagration | a very intense and uncontrolled fire |
| felicity | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy |
| inscrutability | the quality of being impossible to investigate |
| bravado | a swaggering show of courage |
| anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
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