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Abstemious
practicing abstinence; refraining from doing something
Animosities
ill feeling; hostility
Annals
descriptive records; history
Assail
to attack
Bower
rustic dwelling, leafy shelter or recess; arbor
Censure
criticism
Circumscribe
to restrict; to limit
Collateral
accompanying as a parallel or subordinate factor; related
Commodity
something of us, advantage or value; an article of trade, especially a product as distinguished from a service
Conjecture
to infer based on incomplete evidence
Contrivance
a plan or scheme; expedient
Copious
plentiful; abundant
Curfew
an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply
Dauntless
not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid
Deference
a yielding or courteous regard toward the opinion, judgement or wishes of others; respect
Deplorable
causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable
Descant
speak at length
Dirge
a funeral hymn
Discourse
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
Disdainful
full of or showing scorn; despise
Disposition
physical inclination or tendency; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood
Dissever
to sever; separate
Dominion
rule or power to rule; mastery
Encumbrance
a burden
Endued
endowed; provided with
Equipage
a carriage
Espy
to see at a distance; catch sight of
Expedient
something useful in achieving the desired effect; a convenience; an advantage
Expunge
to erase or remove completely
Famine
a period in which there is a severe shortage of food
Flay
to strip off the skin or outer covering of; to criticize of scold
Foment
to stir up trouble; to incite
Forbear
to refrain or abstain from; keep back, withhold
Forlorn
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable as in feeling, condition or appearance
Genial
friendly and cheerful
Grandeur
quality or state of being impressive or awesome
Grievance
a wrong considered as grounds for complain, or something believed to cause distress
Heraldry
noble birth
Ignoble
of low character, grade or quality
Impute
to attribute or ascribe something discreditable, as to a person
Intrepid
bold; courage
Isthmus
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
Jocund
merry
Languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
Lea
meadow
Listless
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
Longevity
endurance over a sizeable span of time; long life
Mason
someone whose work is to build walls, buildings, and other structures made of stone brick or concrete
Melancholy
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
Moldering
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate
Nosegay
a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy
Nymph
maidens; young women
Obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion or entreaty
Penury
extreme poverty
Piety
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
Pomp
ostentatious or overly showy rituals or displays
Posterity
future generations
Presume
to take for granted, assume or suppose
Prodigious
of great size or power; huge; impressive
Promontory
a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland
Propagation
the act of reproducing, multiplying or increasing
Rebound
echo
Recompense
payment or repayment; compensation
Repository
a place where information or physical items are stored
Resolution
stubborn courage to face challenges; resolve
Rude
discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way
Rudiments
a basic principle or element
Scepter
a rod or staff held by a ruler
Scythe
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fasted at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain etc.
Sequestered
isolated; secluded
Stile
a set of steps used to climb over a fence
Strew
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle
Submissive
tending to yield to the will of others; docile; meek
Sustenance
a means of support or nourishment
Temperance
moderation or self-restraint in action, statement etc.
Temperate
moderate
Unfathomed
not fully explored or understood
Vehement
acting with or having great force; fervent
Wanton
immoral or impure
Wonted
accustomed
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