 | Term | Definition |
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aspires |
to attain a specific goal |
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farrier |
a person who shoes horses |
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betrothal |
contract for future marriage |
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ermine |
short-tailed weasel |
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gloats |
to brag |
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vats |
a large vessel for holding beer |
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shire |
town |
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merchant |
salesman; shopowner |
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impudence |
disrespect |
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sulked |
moodily silent |
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abominable |
bad; mean |
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endured |
suffer for a long time |
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plagued |
infest with a natural disease |
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docile |
calm |
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aught |
anything |
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billowing |
bulging |
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besieging |
surrounding |
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cordials |
tonics |
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swaggered |
strutted |
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withered |
shriveled |
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relics |
antiques |
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pledged |
promised |
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tunic |
garment |
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alight |
to settle or stay |
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blasphemy |
cursing or acting against God |
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bleak |
dreary; plain |
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default |
forfeit |
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fair |
light; blond |
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heathen |
uncivilized; irreligious |
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peevish |
fretful; annoyed |
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turmoil |
chaos; confusion |
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writhe |
twist; contort in pain |
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abate |
to reduce in amount |
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albeit |
although; even if |
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cease |
to stop |
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feigning |
to give a false appearance |
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fostering |
to bring up; nurture |
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gitterns |
a guitar of the Middle Ages |
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heretics |
a person who holds controversial views |
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lutes |
a string instrument shaped like a pear |
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pagans |
not of any religion |
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skein |
a length of yarn |
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spindle |
rod on a spinning wheel |
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vexed |
irritated |
