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  1. adversary:  force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe

  2. anon:   in a short time; soon.

  3. apace:  with speed; quickly; swiftly.

  4. bound:  obligated

  5. brine:  salt water

  6. chaste:  pure; virgin

  7. conjure:  use magic to call

  8. extremity:  confusion

  9. feign: to fake

  10. idolatry:  excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion

  11. importuned:  to press with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence

  12. invocation:  invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection

  13. languish:  to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade

  14. perjury:  the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation

  15. pernicious:  destructive

  16. procure:  to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means

  17. rapier:  a small sword, esp. of the 18th century, having a narrow blade

  18. vexed:  irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks

  19. wanton:  without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless

  20. warrant:  authorization, sanction, or justification