-
to call or bring into existence
conjure
-
group of persons forming a cohesive minority
faction
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a piece of material tapered to a thin edge
wedge
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farm, including its land and holdings
farmstead
-
something left over
remnant
-
to incorporate territory into an existing political unit
annexed
-
to make a sucking sound like that of an object being withdrawn from mire
squelched
-
a stocky, short-legged riding horse
cob
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woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
abbess
-
to move in an eddy or the manner of an eddy
eddied
-
markedly short or abrupt
brusque
-
the state of being secluded
seclusion
-
the chief of a state or clan
chieftain
-
decorative border of thread, cord, or the like
fringe
-
foxlike; cunning or crafty
foxy
-
a non-ordained member of a church
layman
-
to prevent, or delay beforehand
forestalled
-
to take away secretly
surreptitiously
-
a steeply projecting mass of rock forming part of a rugged cliff
crag
-
to keep within close bonds
constrained
-
leisurely or slow in motion or manner
deliberate
-
to flow or pour through
sluicing
-
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart
aloof
-
the nest of a bird of prey
eyrie
-
round hollow in a hillside
corrie
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a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening
lintel
-
a lengthy and complicated procedure
rigmarole
-
a channel for conveying water or other fluid
conduits
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a board consisting of a number of wooden slats joined together, placed so as to form a path over muddy ground or in a trench
duckboard
-
a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent in sleep
vigil
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a fiery dragon used in Germanic mythology
firedrake
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