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members of a governing body
aldermen
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zero, nothing; anything
aught
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ornamented ralings
balustrades
-
a person working in brass
brazier
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insincere talk, especially about religion or morals
cant
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a place where merchants meet to transact buisness
'change
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-
a candle made from repeatedly dipping a wick into wax
dip
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a song or melody of mourningm usually associated with funerals
dirge
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playful, joking, lighthearted
facetious
-
-
chained, shackled
fettered
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self-control; patience
fettered
-
-
-
a shelf beside the fire to keep the kettle hot
hob
-
a public show of respect
homage
-
an improper act
impropriety
-
not willing to believe
incredulous
-
a hardware dealer buisness; making iron objects
ironmongery
-
an action lacking firmness or purpose
irresolute
-
a uniform of a servant or chauffeur
liverly
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disliking people or mankind in general
misanthropic
-
capable of being felt
palpable
-
the loud reververating of bells, thunder, laughter, etc.
peal
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fortification walls
ramparts
-
-
to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner
sallied out
-
-
the only person to which property is assigned
sole assign
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yielding readily to; impressionable
susceptible
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quavering; trembling
tremulous
-
not consecrated or holy
unhallowed
-
-
nevertheless; as well
withal
-
feeling of awe or reverence
veneration
-
extreme greed for riches
avarice
-
bandits, gang members
brigands
-
a light horse drawn carriage
chaise
-
behaving in a patronizing way
condescension
-
confirmed, supported, verified
corroborated
-
to take by force, rob
despoil
-
-
carriages without hoods
gigs
-
half lying down
half-recumbent
-
ice crystals on the ground
hoar-frost
-
not capable of being controlled
irrepressible
-
-
not yet revealed or apparent; potential but not yet obvious yet
latent
-
thin strips of wood
laths
-
a hot drink of lemon and wine
negus
-
confined, shackled
pinioned
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a dark, sweet ale brewed from black malt
porter
-
rehabilitation; conversion from an unsatisfactory state
reclamation
-
-
a deliberate insult
affront
-
extremely agitated; nearing a stroke
apoplectic
-
harmful, menacing, vindictive
baleful
-
adorned, bedecked
bedight
-
not filling an obligation
behindhand
-
a variety of red cooking apples
biffins
-
jellied loaf made from parts of the head or feet of a pig
brawn
-
crows; a type of bird
daws
-
a downward slope or bend
declension
-
causing strife within a group
factious
-
a misleading action
feint
-
another name for an evergreen shrub
furze
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a drink, usually dilluted, made from rum
grog
-
-
a heated alcoholic drink with spices
mulled
-
-
a guide or rule for morals or actions; a guideline
precepts
-
to complain bitterly
rail
-
the covering for a sword or a knife
scabbard
-
the caretaker in a grave or church yard
sexton
-
a case for a knife or sword
sheath
-
a frill of lace worn around the neck
tucker
-
moved in a sneaky or secretive manner
sidled
-
overhanging; prominent
beetling
-
deprived; parted from, abandoned
bereft
-
past tense of beseech; to ask or beg
besought
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white of unbleached cotton with no printed design
calico
-
intense hatred
detestation
-
a growth on the body or on an organ of the body
excrescence
-
-
mutual dealings; communication between two people
intercourse
-
internal parts of an animal, such as the heart or the liver
offal
-
to carry on in the face of discouragement or difficulty
persevered
-
an alternate spelling of 'squeaks'
shrieks
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an old british coin worth very little
farthing
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to portray; intimate
feign
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