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ambrosial
delectable, delicious, heavenly (Noun form is ambrosia)
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ardor
fervor, passion, devotion (from a French verb meaning "to burn")
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avowal
open acknowledgement, frank admission (The very bis avow, to confess or admit
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beetling
projecting or overhanging, especially in a threatening way (related to eyebrows)
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beguiling
attractive, alluring (The verb is beguile)
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brazen
made of brass (but also bold, shameless, impertinent)
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carrion
dead, rotting flesh, such as an animal carcass
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chrism
consecrated oil mixed with balsam (an herb) and used in religious rituals (also spelled chrisom)
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combers
long waves that have reached their peak and broken into foam
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contrived
forced, artificial, strained, phony (The very is contrive)
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courier
messenger, envoy, someone who quickly delivers something important
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cuirass
battle armor (usually hard leather) which covers the chest and back
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disconsolate
sad, gloomy, hopeless, inconsolable
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dithering
behaving in a nervous, agitated, or indecisive manner (The verb is dither)
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foreboding
a strong feeling that something bad will happen
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formidable
intimidating, awesome, poewrful
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gall
bitterness of spirit, resentment, a sarcastic attitude
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gorge
deep cleft, stomach, any gaping place, to overeat (from a middle English word meaning "throat")
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guile
cunning, skillful deceit (The adjective is guileful)
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harried
harassed, annoyed, repeatedly attacked (The verb is harry)
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impudencee
shamelessness, offensive boldness
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indifferent
not caring, not interested, apathetic (The noun is indifference)
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invocation
a prayer or request for guidance, supplication, entreaty (The very is invoke)
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libation
wine or some other liquid poured out in honor of a deity (or sometimes, just to drink)
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lout
an awkward, clumsy, or stupid person, oaf, boor
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maelstrom
a violent whirlpool or something else that is tumultuous or chaotic
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muster
to assemble or gather a military force, or to gather something else, such as courage (Muster=both n and v)
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oblation
a religious offering
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pectoral
related to the chest. Pectoral fleece would be wool between a sheep's front legs (On men, we say "pecs")
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petrel
a seabird that flies close to the surface of the water
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prodigious
extraordinary in size, strength, or talent (The noun is prodigy)
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profusion
abundance, extravagance, a lot (The adjective is profuse)
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promontory
a high point of land projecting into the sea, a cliff, a headland
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regale
to entertain lavishly, to provide choice food and drink
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restitution
repayment, compensation
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revelry
boisterous festivity, merrymaking (The verb is revel)
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scourge
someone or something that administers severe punishment
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serried
crowded closely together
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shingle
small pebbles or stones on a beach or near a river
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smote
hit, struck, wounded (Yesterday I smote him. Today I will smite him. He has been smitten.)
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squadron
a unit of fighting men or shipss (NOw we often use the short form - squad)
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succumb
to yield, to give up, to die (From an old verb that means "to lie down" as in recumbent)
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teeming
swarming, overflowing (The verb is teem)
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tithe
a tax, a levy, an obligatory payment (usually 10%)
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travail
difficult work, toil, anguish
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tremulous
trembling, shaking, quivering
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vagabond
a wanderer, a nomad, a tramp, a vagrant
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valor
courage, bravery, determination in danger (The adjective is valorous, or just valiant)
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victuals
food supplies, provisions (vittles=pronunciation)
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withy
made of pliable branches or twigs, wicker, made of willow
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