Hounds of Baskersville

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agitate

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unsettle; disturb

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almoner

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a functionary or agent who distributes alms or charity

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articulate - adj.

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endowed with the power of speech

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ascertain

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to determine; to define by removing obscurity or ambiguity

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atrocious

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exceptionally bad; abominable

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audacious

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recklessly daring; bold; unrestrained by propriety; insolent

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avent

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turn away

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besmirch

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stain; sully

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bias - v.

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to influence in a particular, typically unfair, direction

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clandestine

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kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or imprope rpurpose

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copse

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dense growth of shrubs or trees

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credulous

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disposed to believe too readily

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delirious

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disordered in mind, especially temporarily

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distrait

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inattentive or preoccupied because of anxiety; pensive

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dominate

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to control or govern by superior authority or power

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dupe

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an easily deceived person

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extinct

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no longer existing or living; o longer active

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exultant

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marked by great joy or jubliation

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fiendish

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extremely wicked or cruel; mostrous

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forfeit

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to surrender, be deprived of, or give up the right to

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furtive

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characterized by stealth; surreptitious

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incessant

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continuing without interruption

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indelibly

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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away

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indescreet

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lacking good sense or sound judgment

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inexplicable

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difficult to understand or account for

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interrogate

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to examine by questioning

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intimate - adj.

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very personal

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ironical

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meaning the contrary of what is expressed

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languid

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lacking in energy or vitatlity

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legacy

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money or property bequeathed to another by will

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onerous

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imposing hardship or stain; burdensome

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pacify

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to ease the anger or agitation of

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paroxysm

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a sudden outburst of emotion or action

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumbstances; auspicious

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purloin

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steal; filch

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quarry - 1

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an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained

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quarry - 2

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an object of pursuit; a hunted a animal

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quest

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the act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search

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residue

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the remainder of an estate after all claims, debts, and bequests are satisfied

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reticent

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restrained; reluctant; unwilling

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rueful

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causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret

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sinister

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suggesting or threatening evil or disater

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somber

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serious; dismal

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steadfast

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fixed or unchanging

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supersede

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to take the place of; to displace as inferior or antiquated

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tenacity

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firmness of hold, retentiveness, cohesiveness, or persistence

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terminate

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to come to an end; conclude

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unmitigate

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without qualification or exception

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vehemence

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intensity of expression, emotion, or conviction

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wily

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cunning