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War and Peace Vocab
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07/19/2010

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atrocities
Definition
very cruel, shocking action
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livery
Definition
special uniform
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pate
Definition
top of the head
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dispatch
Definition
to send someone to a place for a particular reason
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vaunt
Definition
praised more than it deserves
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emigre
Definition
someone who immigrates for political reasons
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peremptory
Definition
done in a way that implies a desire for it to be obeyed immedeately
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bane
Definition
something that makes someone frequently unhappy
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brimming
Definition
teeming
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gleam
Definition
reflecting light
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reticule
Definition
a woman's handbag
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jabot
Definition
a decorative frill on the front of a shirt
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grandee
Definition
a Spanish prince of highest rank
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maneuver
Definition
to skillfully move something into its roper position
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abbe
Definition
the monk in charge of a monestery
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viscount
Definition
british nobleman below earl and above baron
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transfix
Definition
to be captured completely by a subject
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truculent
Definition
bad tempered and agressive
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peevish
Definition
bad tempered
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qualm
Definition
having no doubts or second thoughts
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wiles
Definition
clever tricks women use for their advantage
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farce
Definition
humorous play in which the character gets into a complicated situation
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azure
Definition
bright blue
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gule
Definition
red
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engrailed
Definition
with wavy edge to design, sumbolizing earth or land
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balk
Definition
to resent, oppose an action
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sacrilegious
Definition
treating something holy without respect
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downy
Definition
filled or covered with small, soft feathers
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trifles
Definition
slightly, only a small extent
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consolation
Definition
person or thing that brings joy
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limpid
Definition
clear and transparent
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spineless
Definition
afraid to take action or oppose people at the right time
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madcap
Definition
plan or scheme very foolish and unlikely to succeed
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reveller
Definition
people who are enjoying themselves in a loud manner, often while drunk
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spurs
Definition
small metal wheels with sharp points attached to the heels of a rider's boots
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damask
Definition
type of heavy cloth with a woven in pattern
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frock
Definition
a woman or girl's dress
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smock
Definition
a loose garment usually won by women
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burble
Definition
to talk in a confused way
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starchy
Definition
rigidly formal
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nip
Definition
to go somewhere nearby quickly and for a short amount of time
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careworn
Definition
looking worried, tired,and unhappy
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cadet
Definition
a young man or a woman being trained in the armed services or the police
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niche
Definition
a hollow area in a wall made to hold statues
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frigid
Definition
extremely cold
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exude
Definition
to show that one has a quality of something to a great extent
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gravitas
Definition
a quality worthy of respect
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abrasive
Definition
unkind and rude
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ensconced
Definition
to be settled at a place firmly or comfortably
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greatcoat
Definition
a long, thick coat often worn as a uniform
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demure
Definition
to disagree
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reedy
Definition
having high, unclear, and unpleasant voice
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in fine fettle
Definition
in good shape
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dogged
Definition
resolute, persistent
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predilection
Definition
to have a strong liking for something
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buoyant
Definition
cheerful
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baccy
Definition
tobacco
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sardonic
Definition
sarcastic
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attache
Definition
a member or staff in an embassy
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snaffle bit
Definition
a simple jointed bit for a horse
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tousled
Definition
unkempt
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bawl
Definition
to shout
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supplication
Definition
prayer to god or respectful request to a higher authority
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bridle
Definition
set of straps on a horse so the rider can control it
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convoy
Definition
a group of vehicles traveling together
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salacious
Definition
dealing with sexual matters in an unnecessarily detailed manner
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hurtle
Definition
to move quickly in a rough or violent way
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sabretache
Definition
a leather pocket or pouch of a cavalry officer
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bugle
Definition
a small trumpet
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nicety
Definition
a small detail that is nice and polite but not necessary
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scrupulous
Definition
through
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valor
Definition
courage, great bravery
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unctuous
Definition
seemingly laudable but in truth insincere
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impute
Definition
to blame for, attribute
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obsequious
Definition
servile
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hotfoot
Definition
to go in a rush
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impostor
Definition
one who pretends to be someone else to gain an advantage
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cauldron
Definition
a large metal pot for cooking
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canteen
Definition
cafetaria
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chasseur
Definition
sauce made with wine and mushrooms, served with meat
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supple
Definition
flexible
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birch
Definition
type of tall tree with thin branches
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platoon
Definition
squad, team
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wattle
Definition
framework made by weaving thin sticks through thick sticks. used for fences and walls
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throes
Definition
final stages of something very painful and unpleasant
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coup de theatre
Definition
a dramatic surprise
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gaol
Definition
a jail, prison
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incognito
Definition
someone using a false name or in disguise
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claret
Definition
a type of French red wine
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vouch for
Definition
guarantee for
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laurel
Definition
a small evergreen, aromatic tree
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platonic
Definition
free from physical desire
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putrefy
Definition
to rot or decay
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susurration
Definition
the indistinct sound of people whispering
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angina pectoris
Definition
a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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profligate
Definition
a dissolute man in fashionable society
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conduit
Definition
a small tunnel, pipe, or a channel
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subterfuge
Definition
trickery
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belfry
Definition
top of a building where the bells are
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fait accompli
Definition
something that has already been decided or done and cannot be changed
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trepak
Definition
a dance from Tsiolkovsky's nutcracker
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rota
Definition
a roster
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derelict
Definition
abandoned
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cogs
Definition
a wheel with triangular or square teeth around the edge
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shod
Definition
past participle of shoe
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laceration
Definition
deep cuts in the skin
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rout
Definition
to defeat the enemy completely and easily
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debauchee
Definition
a dissolute and morally unrestrained person
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bungling
Definition
to fail to do something properly
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ditherer
Definition
a procrastinator
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precipitous
Definition
steep
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ravine
Definition
a very deep valley with steep sides
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dragoon
Definition
horseback soldiers
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emanate
Definition
radiate, give out, come out of
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astrakhan
Definition
persian lamb
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auditor
Definition
accountant who officially examines the accounts of organizations
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bravura
Definition
using unnecessary actions to emphasize one's skill and importance
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flank
Definition
side
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gaiter
Definition
fabric or leather covering for the leg between the knee and ankle
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bandy
Definition
having legs that curve outward at the knees
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copse
Definition
small groups of trees growing very close to another
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haunch
Definition
to lower the body to the ground
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stubble
Definition
short stalks of a plant
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swarthy
Definition
dark-faced
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unblemished
Definition
immaculate, spotless
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gully
Definition
long, narrow valley with steep hills
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strapping
Definition
tall and strong
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lobbing
Definition
to throw something high in the air
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howitzer
Definition
a large gun with a shot barrel
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lour
Definition
to lower
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pallid
Definition
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redound
Definition
to contribute
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sinew
Definition
a cord in the body that connects a muscle to a bone
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clomp
Definition
to walk clumsily
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jibe
Definition
a rude insulting remark
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hawker
Definition
peddler
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punctilious
Definition
very careful to behave correctly
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wight
Definition
a creature, human being
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plume
Definition
a large, soft bird's feather
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jaded
Definition
bored, tired, apathetic
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dilatory
Definition
slow or causing delay
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pore
Definition
to study very carefully
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reinstate
Definition
to give back a job or position previously taken away
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platoon
Definition
a small group
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picket
Definition
a watchperson
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piping
Definition
a high pitched voice
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caissons
Definition
ornamental sunken panel in a celing or a dome
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raving
Definition
delirious
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bile
Definition
liquid produced in liver for digesting fat
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deploy
Definition
to organize troops in a position
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subaltern
Definition
officer in middle rank
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tantrum
Definition
to lose one's temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way
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staid
Definition
serious, dull, old fashioned
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respite
Definition
short break from something unpleasant
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diametrical
Definition
characterized by opposing extremes
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panache
Definition
confident, stylish, elegany
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hamgstrung
Definition
to make someone stuck in a difficult position
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detractors
Definition
people who criticize a person or a thhigng
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babel
Definition
mix of many incomprehensivle voices
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allopathy
Definition
conventional european medicine
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mete out
Definition
to order that someone should be punished a certain way
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toadstool
Definition
a poisonous fungus
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scullery
Definition
a small room next to a kitchen where washing and other household tasks are done
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lackey
Definition
one who follows somebody's orders w/p question
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chauvinism
Definition
jingoism
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intone
Definition
to say in a low, serious manner
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funk
Definition
frightened
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dale
Definition
alley
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fleche
Definition
spire
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harumph
Definition
an expression of disdain or scorn
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sceptre
Definition
an ornamental rod that a king or queen carries as a symbol of his or her power
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lozenge
Definition
cough drop
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pock-marked
Definition
covered with small hollow marks
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repartee
Definition
conversation that consists of quick, witty comments and replies
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sophism
Definition
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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monogram
Definition
design based on the initials of a person's name
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preliminaries
Definition
first draft
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plight
Definition
in a difficult or distressing situation
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rapturous
Definition
in extreme happiness
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caparisoned
Definition
clothed in finery
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gendarme
Definition
member of the french police
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rapport
Definition
relationship
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maelstrom
Definition
confused, violent
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pollarding
Definition
a type of pruning system for trees
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indelible
Definition
permanent, ineraseable
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obsequious
Definition
subserviant
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flippancy
Definition
levity
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inflection
Definition
variation of tone or pitch in a speaking voice
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bog
Definition
a wet and muddy area of land
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primordial
Definition
aboriginal, from the beginning of history
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sham
Definition
something fake
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purblind
Definition
lacking insight
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portentous
Definition
intended to impress
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purblind
Definition
lacking insight
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lucrative
Definition
profitable
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bier
Definition
a frame for a coffin
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comme il faut
Definition
becoming, proper
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baize
Definition
a thick woolen material for games
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timorous
Definition
shy
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supple
Definition
flexible
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supple
Definition
flexible
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brimful
Definition
full
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disparity
Definition
difference, incongruence
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strangulated
Definition
stangled
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suffuse
Definition
to gradually spread over
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borzoi
Definition
a tall, fast-movign dog breed
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bay
Definition
to make loud, long crieds
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coursers
Definition
an animal that runs down its prey
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cockerel
Definition
a young male chicken
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farthingale
Definition
a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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mummers
Definition
people disguising their identity
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antics
Definition
funny, silly ways of behaving
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smarting
Definition
a sharp, stinging pain
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confide
Definition
to tell a secret
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pretense
Definition
an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true
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sable
Definition
a small furry animal with valued fur
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troika
Definition
a group of three powerful politicians or states
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crabby
Definition
bad tempered and unpleasant to people
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sturgeon
Definition
a large fish
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bursar
Definition
the person who is in charge of its finance or general administration
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caftan
Definition
a long loose garment with long sleeves
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sidle
Definition
to walk in a quiet or cautious way
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indiscriminate
Definition
random
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major-domo
Definition
butler of a great household
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trepidation
Definition
fear, anxiety
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bailiff
Definition
a law officer who makes sure that the decisions of a court are obeyed
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doting
Definition
loving, adoring
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thistledown
Definition
a very light soft substance that contains thistle seeds and is blown from thistles by the wind
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agate
Definition
a very hard stone used to make jewellery
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tyler
Definition
office of outer guard of a masonic lodge
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postulant
Definition
one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order
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trowel
Definition
a small garden tool for digging
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cosseted
Definition
pampered
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novelty
Definition
quality of being new an dunusual
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vicomte
Definition
french for a viscount
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ab ovo
Definition
latin for from the beginning
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precept
Definition
general rule that helps you to decide how you should behave in particular circumstances
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flogged
Definition
hit very hard as a punishment
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plashing
Definition
a traditional technique of hedge laying
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dole out
Definition
to allot
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eke out
Definition
to make a supply last as long a spossible
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thatch
Definition
roof made of reeds
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