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Malady |
A disease or disorder of the animal body |
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Perturbation |
A disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium |
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Abjure |
To renounce upon oath |
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Avaricious |
Greedy of gain |
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Dolor |
Mental suffering of anguish |
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Pernicious |
Highly injurious or destructive |
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Diminutive |
A small thing or person |
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Laudable |
Worthy of praise |
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Surfeit |
An overabundant supply |
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Countenance |
A facial expression |
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Parley |
To speak with another |
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Verity |
The quality or state of being true or real |
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Oracle |
A person through whom a deity is believed to speak |
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Parricide |
One that murders his or her father, mother, or a close relative |
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Jocund |
Marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
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Blanch |
To take the color out of |
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Blaspheme |
To speak of or address with irreverence |
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Gibbet |
An upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning |
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Palpable |
Readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc. |
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Brandish |
To shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly |
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Deign |
To condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved |
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Corporal |
Of the human body |
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Recompense |
To pay or give compensation for |
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Harbinger |
A person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another |
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Chastise |
To discipline or criticize |
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Impede |
To retard or obsruct the progress of |
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Compunction |
Any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action |
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Pendent |
Awaiting settlement |
