 | Term | Definition |
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Scourge |
A whip or lash - especially one used on people |
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Inextricable |
incapable of being disentangled |
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Conceits |
Fanciful imaginings |
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Defunct |
dead |
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Cope |
a long robe worn by clergy |
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Impute |
to attribute, to ascribe |
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Malevolence |
ill will |
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Erudite |
Scholarly |
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Replete |
complete, full, |
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Scurrilous |
grossly or obscenely abusive |
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Despotic |
tyrannical |
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Taper |
candle, especially a very slender one |
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Imbibe |
absorb, drink, take in |
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Effluence |
emerging, out pouring |
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obviate |
to prevent or eliminate |
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Proffer |
to offer |
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Acquiesce |
to agree, to comply |
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Weal |
well-being, prosperity |
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Rejoin |
to reply |
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Extort |
to force, to blackmail |
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Peradventure |
possibly, perhaps |
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Propinquity |
similarity |
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Bane |
a person or thing that ruins or spoils |
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sedulous |
diligent, industrious, ardent |
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nuptial |
of or pertaining to a wedding |
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Loquacity |
talkativeness |
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Repine |
to brood, to grieve, to languish |
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Colloquy |
a conversational exchange |
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Extenuation |
a partial excuse |
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