 | Term | Definition |
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alarum |
trumplet blast |
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allegory |
representation of the abstract through concrete or material forms |
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anon |
soon; immediately |
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beguile |
to delude; cheat; deceive |
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brandish |
to wave or shake as a weapon |
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chastise |
to discipline; restrain |
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cherubim |
celestial being: angel |
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compunctious |
remorseful for wrongdoing; contrite |
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dauntless |
fearless |
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equivocate |
use ambiguous or unclear expressions |
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folio |
sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves of a book |
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gibbet |
a gallows |
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Golgotha |
Calvary; place of suffering of burial |
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harbinger |
person sent in advance of troops, royalty, etc.: herald |
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exuent |
(they) go of stage |
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hautboy |
an oboe |
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husbandry |
the cultivation and production of crops and animals; farming |
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impede |
obstruct; hinder |
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interpolation |
the act of process of altering a text by the instertatio of new matter |
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jocound |
cheerful: merry: bilthe |
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largess |
generous bestowal of gifts: generosity |
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liege |
feudal lord entitled to service and allegiance |
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malevolent |
wishing evil or harm to others |
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multitudinous |
forming, existing, or occuring in great numbers |
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palpable |
obvious, evident, tangible |
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parricide |
the act of killing one's father or mother of other close relative |
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prate |
talke excessivly and pointlessly; babble |
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prolouge |
preface; introductory part |
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purveyor |
one who provides or supplies |
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prophetic |
containing divine inspiratio of prerdictions |
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sacrilegious |
violationg or profaning anything sacred |
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rancor |
bitter restentment; hatred; malice |
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surfeit |
excess; an excessive amount; overindulgence |
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withal |
besides; in spite of or; nevertheless |
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vizards |
masks |
