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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pitiless | showing no sorrow or regret for another's suffering or troubles |
| submission | the act of submitting, the act of submitting; usually surrending to power |
| indomitable | unconquerable, refusing to yield |
| eddies | little swirls of water, a current of air or water running against the main current or in a circle |
| fortress | a building with strong walls to defend against attack; a fort |
| assult | any delierate attempt or threat to inflict bodily injury upon another person and with apparent ability to do so |
| helter-skelter | disorderly; confused (p. 15) |
| cavernous | like a large cave in size or darkness |
| leastways | at least, if nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial) |
| emerging | coming into existence |
| disarray | untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) |
| perilous | (adj.) dangerous |
| illiterate | a person unable to read |
| constable | a police officer of the lowest rank |
| barbarian | a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement |
| cahoots | partnership |
| rouse | cause to become awake or conscious |
| gallows | instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging |
| cantering | riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop |
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