Wk#3 Brit Lit Vocab

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husbandry

thrifty management of domestic resources; “husbandry in heaven”

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summons

a request or demand

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franchise

to make or set free

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4

palpable

tangible

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5

marshal

to usher or lead

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6

surfeit

to eat or drink excessively

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7

contend

to struggle or oppose

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8

clamor

to make loud noises

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9

badge

to mark with a badge

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10

benison

benediction; the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.

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11

Heath

an area of open wasteland overgrown with heather, low shrubs, etc.

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12

Recomposed

to pay, reward

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13

Harbinger

a person or thing signaling or announcing what is to come – originally announcing the king

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14

Chastise

to punish, scold severely

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15

Adage

an old saying accepted as true

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16

Chamberlain

a person who manages the household of a ruler of nobleman

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17

Hurly-burly

noisy disorder and confusion

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18

Thane

a member of an aristocratic class and holds land (a little different than the Anglo-Saxon origin)

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Bellona

ancient Roman goddess of war. Notice the word stem bell in her name. Bell means war, and appears in words like belligerent, bellicose, rebel, and ante bellum.

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