| Term | Definition |
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benefactor |
person who confers a benefit |
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pensive |
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
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outlandish |
freakishly strange or odd |
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rapscallions |
rascals; scamps |
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histrionic |
overly dramatic |
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gaudy |
showy in a tasteless way; flashy |
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skiff |
a boat small enough for one person |
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cipher |
to calculate numerically; figure |
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muse |
goddess presiding over a particular art |
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mesmerism |
hypnosis |
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aristocracy |
class/group considered superior |
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phrenology |
study of the shape of the skull |
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derrick |
a boom for lifting cargo |
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dissapating |
scattering in various directions |
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infernal |
hellish; fiendish; diabolical |
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