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apprentice |
one bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business |
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flaccid |
lacking vigor or energy |
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autocratic |
a person with unlimited power or authority |
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protuberant |
swelling outward; bulging |
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poultice |
a soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body |
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timid |
fearful and hesitant |
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arrogance |
overbearing pride |
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artisan |
a skilled manual worker |
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constable |
a peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests |
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prodigal |
rashly or wastefully extravagant |
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spinet |
a small, compact upright piano |
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nonchalance |
casual lack of concern |
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gallows |
a device usually consisting of two upright poles supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging |
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fatuous |
vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish |
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treason |
violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies |
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forlorn |
nearly hopeless; desperate |
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clamor |
a loud outcry; a hubbub |
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instigated |
to stir up; forment |
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conspirators |
one that engages in a conspiracy |
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commandeer |
to seize for military use; confiscate |
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prodigiously |
impressively great in size, force, or extent |
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knave |
a male servant |
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scepter |
a staff held by a sovereignas an emblem of authority |
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lucid |
mentally sound; sane or rational |
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sortie |
an armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces |
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placate |
to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions |
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indolent |
habitually lazy |
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tankard |
a large drinking cup having a single handle and often a hinged cover |
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grenadier |
a soldier who is a member of a special corps or regiment |
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volley |
a simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles |
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animosity |
a hostile feeling or act |
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prophecy |
a prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration |
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fatique |
physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion |
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gaudy |
showy in a tasteless or vulgar way |
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