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besmirch
to soll, tamish, discolor
contraband
anything forbidden by law from being imported or exported
doleful
sorrowful; mournful; melancholy
emaciated
abnormally thin by a gradual wasting away
expeditiously
promptly and efficiently
inscrutable
hard to understand; incapable of being analyzed
Mutinous
rebellious against authority
retinue
a. group of supporters or attendants of a high
sagacity
wisdom; soundness of judgement
acquit
to declare not guilty
asseveration
a serious statement or declaration
barrister
a lawyer in England
cow
to intimidate; to frighten with threats
indictment
a formal accusation made by a grand jury; a charge with an offense or crime
politic
showing good judgment; shrewd or prudent in practical matters
repose
the state of rest, sleep, or peacefulness
supplication
a humble request
visage
a face
garret
a little room at the top of a building; an attic
bacchanalian
drunken
commiserate
to feel or express sorrow or sympathy; empathize with
debauched
corrupted; displaying the effect of excessive Indulgence in sensual pleasures
despondent
lacking hope; dejected
Incorrigible
unable to be corrected or reformed
obstinacy
stubborn adherence to one's opinion
rapturous
ecstatic; carried away with delight
dissonance
a lack of harmony
frugal
thrifty; economical; not wasteful
malign
to slander; to speak evil of; defame.
propensity
a strong natural inclination or tendency
superciliously
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous; arrogantly
timorous
full of fear; timid
abashed
ashamed or embarrassed
acquiesce
to agree without protest; consent
antipathy
strong dislike or natural aversion
languid
listless; Indifferent; lacking in vigor or vitality
ostentatiously
in a showy manner
repudiate
to deject, cast off, or disown with disapproval
sequestrate
to set apart; seclude
civil
relating to citizens
adversary
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy
augment
to make larger in size; to increase
beget
to breed or give life
beseech
to beg eagerly
chastity
abstention from sexual intercourse
courtier
an attendant at a royal court
flourish
to make dramatic, sweeping gestures
humor
a mood, a whim
posterity
succeeding or future generations
scathe
to harm
conceive
to imagine
profane
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things
idolatry
excessive adoration or devotion
inconstant
changeable; fickle
adversary
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy
augment
to make larger in size; to increase
beseech
to beg eagerly
chastity
abstention from sexual intercourse
courtier
an attendant at a royal court
posterity
succeeding or future generations
pernicious
destructive; deadly; causing ham
feign
to act as if; false
idolatry
excessive adoration or devotion
inconstant
changeable; fickle
perjuries
lies; the willful giving of false testimonies
adversary
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy
augment
to make larger in size; to increase
beget
to breed or give life
beseech
to beg eagerly
chastity
abstention from sexual intercourse
courtier
an attendant at a royal court
flourish
to make dramatic, sweeping gestures
humor
a mood, a whim
posterity
succeeding or future generations
portentous
significant; momentous
idolatry
excessive adoration or devotion
inconstant
changeable; fickle
rancor
hatred
bedeck
to adorn to clothe
chide
to express disapproval of; to scold
consort
to associate with or keep company
effeminate
womanly
forbear
to refrain or abstain from
martial
Inclined to war; warlike
purgatory
a place of temporary punishment or suffering
tributary
contributing, adding to
bier
a funeral bed
pensive
reflective, thoughtful
redress
to set night what is wrong
stifle
to repress or smother
warrant
to assure, to guarantee
inundate
to overwhelm with something
inter
to bury
penury
impoverished; poor
pestilence
a deadly epidemic disease
inauspicious
not prosperous, unfortunate
inexorable
unstoppable; unyielding; unalterable
sepulcher
tomb or burial vault
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