 | Term | Definition |
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bilious |
sickeningly unpleasant; of an unsatisfactory disposition |
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consecrate |
dedicated to a sacred purpose; to make holy |
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noxious |
physically harmful or destructive |
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aversion |
feeling of repugnance; act of turning away |
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execrations |
something detested; act of cursing or announcing |
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sequestered |
set apart; placed in custody |
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refectory |
dining hall |
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slatternly |
untidy or dirty; relating to a slut or prostitute |
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forebearance |
refraining from enforcing something due or expected |
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assiduity |
persistent personal attention |
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truculent |
harsh; aggressive |
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creed |
fundamental religious beliefs |
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ardently |
fiery; passionately; enthusiastically |
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propriety |
quality or state of being proper |
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ostensible |
intended for display; plausible |
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battlements |
parapet with open spaces; defense and decorative uses |
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preternatural |
unnatural; out of the ordinary |
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wraith |
ghost; vision of a person seen just before death |
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embowered |
sheltered; enclosed |
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puerile |
childish; silly |
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impediment |
obstruction |
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virile |
of or like an adult man |
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conjugal |
of or related to marriage |
