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entreat
to beg, implore, ask earnestly
usurp
to seize and hold a position by force or without right
moiety
a portion or part of something
harbinger
something that announces or signals the approach of another
mirth
amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
filial
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
impious
sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect
retrograde
moving backward
besmirch
to make dirty; to stain
libertine
one who leads an immoral life
dalliance
playful flirtation
behoove
be appropriate or necessary
enmity
hatred, ill-will
pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
rebuke
to criticize sharply
carrion
dead and rotting flesh
firmament
the apparent surface of the sky; heavens
paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
indict
to charge with a crime; accuse
coagulate
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
rheum
watery discharge
diadem
crown
gall
shameless boldness; nerve
offal
waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage
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