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wrathfully (adv.): angrily
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tedious (adj.): boring; tiresome
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strenuous (adj.): work or labor that requires a lot of energy and stamina.
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pilgrimage (n.): in this instance, a long walk
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perpetual (adj.): everlasting; continuous
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neutrality (n.): not taking part in either side of a controversy.
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mollified (adj.): soothed; calmed
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dusk (n.): the time just before nightfall
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constructionalist (n.): a person who interprets aspects of the law in a specified way
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chiffarobe (n.): a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes.
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arid (adj.): dry; without expression
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widow's walk (n.): a platform with a rail around it, built onto the roof of a house
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wary (adj.): To be wary means to be cautious on your guard against something
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trousseau (n.): all the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage
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tarried (vb.): delayed; waited
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still (n.): an apparatus for making alcoholic liquors.
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siblings (n.): brothers and/or sisters
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ringworm (n.): a contagious skin disease caused by a fungus.
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porter (n.): a person who carries luggage.
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obstreperous (adj.): noisy and unruly
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mortify (vb.) humiliate; embarrass
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jetty (n): a type of wall built out into water to protect a coastline or restrain currents
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invective (n.): Invectives are abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words
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innate (adj.): A natural part of something else.
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ingenuous (adj.): simple; innocent
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ingenuous (adj.): simple; innocent
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indicative (adj.): shows or displays something.
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harbored (vb.): to hold in the mind
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guilelessness (n.): without craftiness and cunning in dealing with other
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gastric (adj.): of, in, or near the stomach
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gallantly (adv.): politely; in the manner of a gentleman
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fanatical (adj.): A person whose extreme enthusiasm goes beyond what is reasonable
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evasion
evasion (n.): to avoid doing or answering something directly
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dim (adj.): unclear; not strong
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deportment (n.): behavior
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crooned (vb.): to sing in a low, gentle tone
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constituted (vb.): made up
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compensation (n.): to pay for something or to make up for something
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changelings (n.): a child secretly put in the place of another
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catwalk (n.): a narrow, elevated walkway
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bluff (n.): the broad, flat front of a cliff
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bawled (vb.) cried out noisily
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analogous (adj.): similar; comparable
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ambrosia (n): a desert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconut.
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tranquility (n.): peacefulness; serenity
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persevere (v.): to carry on in spite of difficulties
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onslaught (n.): a violent attack
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mutual concessions (adj. + n.): occurs when two or more people agree on something
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lye soap (n.): a very strong, harsh soap
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kerosene (n.): a thin oil
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irked (v.): to be annoyed
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haint (n.): a ghost or spook; someone or something very scary
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gravely (adv.): seriously
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fractious (adj.): mean or cross
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flinty (adj.): extremely hard and firm
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erratic (adj.): irregular
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eddy (n.): a current of water that moves against the main current; a whirlpool
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dispensation (n.): a release from an obligation or promise
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discernible (adj.): understandable
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disapprobation (n.): disapproval
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diminutive
(adj.): smaller than ordinary
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contentious
(adj.): always ready to argue or fight
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contemptuous (adj.): to have the feeling that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are worthless
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contemptuous (adj.): to have the feeling that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are worthless
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compromise (n.): an agreement where each person agrees to give up something
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compromise (n.): an agreement where each person agrees to give up something
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sojourn (n.): a brief visit
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seceded
(vb.): to break away
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scrip stamps
(n.): paper money of small denominations (less than $1.00) issued for temporary emergency use
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indigenous
(adj.): belonging to a particular region or country
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immune
(adj.): it has no effect on you
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hookworms
(n.): a type of parasite
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entailment
(n.): a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property.
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condescended
(vb.): to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your
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catawba worms
(n.): caterpillars that are highly prized by fishermen in the Southern United States.
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veranda
(n): a portico or porch with a roof
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unsullied
(adj.): has been basically untouched or unused
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taciturn
(adj.): almost always silent.
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strictures
(n.): conditions or rules
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ramrod
(adj.): rigid, severe, straight
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predilection
(n.): a preference, or a preferred way of doing something
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piety
(n): devotion to religious duties and practices
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picket
(n): a pointed or sharpened pole or stake
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Methodists
(n): members of a branch of a Protestant Christian denomination
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impudent
(adj.): to be shamelessly bold, as if you don't care what anyone thinks about you
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impotent
(adj.): powerless
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human chattels
(n.): slaves
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foray
(n.): go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you
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eaves
(n.): the lower edges of a roof which usually project beyond the side of a building
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domiciled
(vb.): a house or a place where a person lives
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dictum
in this case, a formal statement or princible
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corsets
ladies undergarment designed to produce a particular effect on the figure
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brethren
members of particular church or sect
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beadle
a minor city offical
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Ambled
to walk in a slow pace
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Assuaged
is to lessen or calm
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