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ordained |
predestined; fixed or established especially by order or command |
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patrimony |
an inheritance from a father or other ancestor |
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baleful |
full of deadly or pernicious influence; deadly, sinsister |
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buffets |
to strike against forcefully, batter |
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relent |
to mollify, to cause to be less harsh or severe; to give in, as in influence or pressure |
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renown |
the state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from extensive praise of great achievements |
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retainers |
a servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank |
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din |
A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. |
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Engendering |
To bring into existence; to bread, generate, procreate. |
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Divining |
To know by inspiration, intuition or reflection; (n) An indication of what is future or secret, prediction. |
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sage |
having or exhibiting wisdom or wise judgment |
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lament |
to express grief for or about; mourn |
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cunning |
by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness |
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shroud |
a cloth used to wrap a body for burial |
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foreboding |
to indicate the likelihood of, portend; to prophecy or predict |
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malice |
desire to harm others or see others suffer, extreme ill will or spite |
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insolence |
audaciously rude or disrespectful, impertinent |
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precedence |
claimed or received because of preeminence or superiority |
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hekatomb |
a sacrifice to the ancient Greek and Roman gods consisting of 100 oxen or cattle |
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strategem |
a military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy |
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pacify |
to ease the anger or agitation of |
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rite |
a ceremonial act or series of acts |
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mulled |
to go over extensively in the mind, ponder |
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illustrious |
well--known and very distinguished, eminent |
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lithe |
flexible, limber; capable of being easily bent |
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desolation |
devastation, ruin |
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revel |
to take great pleasure or delight; to pluck, retract, pull back |
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surfeit |
overindulgence in food or drink |
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dissemble |
to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance |
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clamor |
to exclaim insistently and noisily |
