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bestowed
to present as a gift; give; confer
charge
duty; expense
disdain
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; to look down on; pompous
pernicious
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful; evil; wicked
commendation
praise; recommendation
obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion
reveling
masked dancing
accordant
agreeing; conforming; harmonious
canker
prickly wild rose
melancholy
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
curst
quarrelsome; talkative; “sharp-tongued”
cuckold
a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn
libertines
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man
reputed
reported or supposed to be such
terminations
terms of expressions; the grammatical endings of words
cleft
hollow area or indentation; a split, crack, rift, etc.
perturbation
mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation
impediment
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle
semblance
outward aspect or appearance; an assumed or unreal appearance; show
orthography
the study of proper spelling
discourse
ability to converse
dote
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually
contemptible
contemptuous; scornful
requited
to make repayment or return for; to give or do in return
censured
strong or vehement expression of disapproval; an official reprimand
detractions
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth; faults
quips
a clever or witty remark or comment
angling
the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod
mirth
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter; amusement
manifest
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent
tedious
wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom; long and tiresome
arrant
notorious
wanton
sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd
extenuate
to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious; to underestimate or make light of
intemperate
immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion; unrestrained; unbridled
catechizing
to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, to question closely
impiety
lack of dutifulness or respect (impious – not pious or religious)
ostentation
pretentious or conspicuous show; display intended to impress others
rancor
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
malefactors
a person who violates the law; criminal
scruple
a very small portion or amount (24th part of an ounce); standard that acts as a restraint
fray
a fight, battle, or skirmish
epitaph
commemorative inscription on a tomb about the person buried there
noisome
offensive or disgusting, as an odor; noxious; harmful or injurious to health
rendered
to cause to be or become; make
countenance
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
enigma
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
recompense
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
consumption
wasting disease; progressive wasting of the body; tuberculosis
flout
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock
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