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maraud
to search through with the intent of committing robbery (raid)
propriety
socially acceptable behavior (etiquette)
partisan
inclined to favor one side (biased)
paradox
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
malign
having a desire to cause someone pain for the sheer enjoyment of it (malicious)
dissembling
misleading others through lies or trickery (lying)
subservient
very willing to obey someone else (obedient)
enthrall
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
intimation
a indication/ hint
vivisect
to dissect
formidable
causing fear (frightening/scary)
inculcation
to cause a person to become filled with a certain quality or principle (teach)
perpetuation
to give eternal or lasting existence to something (to honor, celebrate)
fathom
understand after much thought
seditious
inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
ascertain
to discover
ingratiate
to gain approval for yourself by doing things that people like
deference
treating superior with respect
lascivious
pornographic
inanition
exhaustion
citadel
a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city
faction
a small organized group in a larger one
prodigious
astonishing
heresy
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
phalanx
a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together
ought
must
friction
disagreement
weighty
serious
ameliorate
to improve
entranced
enchanted
pious
loyal
pewter
silver
trifle
something with little to no importance
covet
to crave
tainted
polluted
afoot
ongoing
ineptly
poorly
obstruct
to create difficulty for someone
abomination
something hated
abundant
plentiful
affidavit
written legal document
deposition
a testifying especially before a court
effrontery
being shamelessly bold
misgivings
feelings of doubt
qualm
doubt
probity
integrity
perjury
the crime of telling a lie in court
manifest
agenda
pretense
an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
base
vile, nasty
lecher
a man giving to seducing women
dumbfounded
stunned
lechery
excessive or offensive desire
providence
the guardianship and control excercied by a deity
gaunt
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
excommunication
the act of banishing a member
conciliatory
making or willing to make concessions
beguile
influence by slyness
reprieve
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort a writ from court commanding police to perform specified acts
bellow
shout loudly and without restraint
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
disputation
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
indictment
an accusation of wrongdoing
gibbet
alternative terms for gallows kill by hanging
tantalize
harass with persistent criticism or carping
perplexed
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
penitence
remorse for your past conduct
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