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immoderate |
exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme |
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slander |
a false statement spoken with the intent of harming the reputation of another |
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prorogue |
to prolong or extend; to postpone or defer |
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charnel house |
a burial vault for the remains of the dead |
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shroud |
a cloth or garment wrapped around a dead person for burial |
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surcease |
to cease; to end; to discontinue |
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kindred |
a person's family or relatives |
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abate |
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
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behest |
a command or order; a request (issued strongly); a directive |
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prostrate |
overthrown, overcome, or helpless; utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate |
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orisons |
prayers |
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cull |
to pick out from others; select; to gather the choice things or parts from |
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mandrake |
a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form |
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solace |
to comfort, console, or cheer; to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.) |
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martyr |
to torment or torture; to inflict great pain on |
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rosemary |
an evergreen shrub of the mint family, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine; a traditional symbol of remembrance |
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ordain |
to decree; give orders for; to order by virtue of superior authority |
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sullen |
mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent (as in sullen, grey skies) |
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dirge |
a funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in commemoration of the death |
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lour |
to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower; to look negatively upon |
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augment |
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase |
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beseeming |
appropriate |
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cankered |
rusted; angry; inflamed |
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choler |
anger; irritable |
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chorus |
(a) a group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation; b) an actor in an Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action |
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dignity |
of or related to social standing , especially those of high rank or title |
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disparagement |
to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle; to reduce in esteem or rank |
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forswear |
to deny or disavow under oath |
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fray |
a scuffle; a brawl |
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humour |
mood |
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importuned |
to beg; to entreat; to plead for earnestly |
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mar |
to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc; impair or spoil |
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mutiny |
open rebellion against a constituted authority; a clash |
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nuptial |
of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
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partisan |
a weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used mostly during the 16th and 17th centuries |
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pernicious |
tending to cause death or serious injury |
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portentous |
of or relating to a portent, ominous; foreboding |
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reverence |
an act of showing or displaying respect |
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saucy |
disrespectful; rude |
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semblance |
an outward or token appearance or form that is misleading |
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shrift |
confession; absolution given by a catholic priest |
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solemnity |
a solemn observance, ceremonial proceeding, or special formality |
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star--crossed |
ill fated; doomed |
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visage |
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expressions, etc; countenance |
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wield |
to handle a weapon or tool with skill and ease |
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attend |
(1) to pay attention (to wait upon) (2) to bend to |
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bewitch |
to affect by magic or spells (to charm) |
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brine |
very salty water (metaphorically, it may refer to tears) |
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chaste |
(1) decent (modest), (2) simple in taste (not excessive) |
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circumstance |
a condition or attribute that determines a fact or event (with the play, "circumstance" is often regarded as being associated with the role of Fate) |
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conceive |
imagine (form in the mind, express) |
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confound |
to confuse or amaze |
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conjure |
to produce, as if by magic |
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consort |
(1) a companion, (2) harmony of sounds |
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convoy |
(v) to escort (accompany), (n) act of escorting (especially for protective purposes) |
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coy |
quiet (artfully shy, coquettish) |
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despicable |
deserving to be scorned (treated with contempt) |
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discourse |
to speak or write formally and at length |
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entreat |
to beg or pray (for something) (ask or keep asking earnestly) |
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feign |
pretend, make believe (put on a false appearance) |
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frivolous |
(1) lacking seriousness or sense, (2) unimportant (trivial) |
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gossamer |
something (usually fabric) extremely delicate (thin, light) |
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intercession |
(1) act of intervening on someone else's behalf, (2) a prayer for someone else's benefit |
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jaunt |
a short journey (especially one taken for pleasure) |
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lour |
(n) a sullen look, (v) to frown or show disapproval |
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prate |
to talk at length (about unimportant things) (to chatter; to gossip) |
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unadvised |
rash, hasty, impulsive |
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vile |
very bad, disgusting, obnoxious, foul |
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wantan |
reckless, cruel, excessive (without regard for what is right) |
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wanting |
lacking in some manner or respect |
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affliction |
a distressed or painful state; misery OR a cause of physical anguish |
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appertain |
to belong as a rightful attribute or part; pertain |
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bandy |
fighting or to throw or strike to and fro from side to side (a ball, in tennis, for example) |
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beguile |
to influence through deception or mislead or to take away by cheating or deceiving |
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cockatrice |
a fabled serpent that could kill with its glance |
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commend |
to speak well or praise OR recommend |
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consort |
to accompany or wait upon OR to combine to make music |
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devise |
to contrive, plan or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas |
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dexterity |
a skill n using one's hands or body OR skill in using the mind; cleverness |
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dissemble |
to give a false or misleading appearance to OR to conceal one's true motives |
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doom |
fate, destiny OR pain or death |
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doublet |
a close fitting jacket (sometimes worn with a short skirt, and a common dress for men during the Renaissance) |
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fickle |
not constant or loyal in affections; likely to change due to instability or irresolution |
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livery |
a distinctive uniform; garb, attire, dress |
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minion |
a servile follower or subordinate |
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naught |
nothing or worthless, evil |
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procure |
to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means |
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tempest |
a violent windstorm, usually accompanied by rain OR a violent disturbance |
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truce |
a suspension of hostilities for a period for time; cease-fire (peace) |
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unseemly |
inappropriate for time or place |
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untimely |
not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed |
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valor |
bravery, courage |
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vestal |
of or pertaining to the Roman goddess Vesta (goddess of the hearth); a characteristic of a chaste, pure virgin |
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villain |
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime |
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wreak |
to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.) |
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presage |
(v.) to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow |
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misadventure |
(n.) an instance of bad fortune; mishap |
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straight |
(adv.) directly; without detour or delay |
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penury |
(n.) extreme poverty; destitution |
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disperse |
(v.) to spread widely; disseminate |
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apothecary |
(n.) one that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist |
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ducat |
(n.) gold coin |
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famine |
(n.) any extreme and general scarcity; extreme hunger; starvation |
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pestilence |
(n.) a deadly or virulent epidemic disease |
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beshrew |
(v.) to curse; invoke evil upon |
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aloof |
(adv.) at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart |
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obsequies |
(n.) funeral rites or ceremonies |
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strew |
(v.) to spread here and there; scatter |
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inexorable |
(adj.) unyielding; unalterable; not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties |
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peruse |
(v.) to survey or examine in detail |
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inter |
(v.) to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury |
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inauspicious |
(adj.) not auspicious; boding ill; ill--omened; unfavorable |
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unthrifty |
(adj.) unfortunate |
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sepulcher |
(n.) a tomb, grave, or burial place |
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impeach |
(v.) to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office |
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