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1
Q

Dysentery

A

Bowel infection

2
Q

Ailments

A

Sickness or disorder

3
Q

Rife

A

Of common occurrence

4
Q

Deadfall

A

A trap which a weight falls on an animal

5
Q

Immaculate

A

No spots or flaws

6
Q

Girdle

A

Surround

7
Q

Pilloried

A

To expose to public abuse

A wooden framework used to expose an offender to public

8
Q

Precariousness

A

Unstable, dependant on events out of control

9
Q

Unabashed

A

Not ashamed

10
Q

Monotonous

A

Same

11
Q

Gelid

A

Very cold and icy

12
Q

Phosphores

A

First stars

13
Q

Arabesques

A

Decorative, ornamental

14
Q

Impervious

A

Not permitting passage

Incapable of being influenced

15
Q

Sinuous

A

Curvy ;)

Indirect

16
Q

Esker

A

A ridge formed by glaciers

17
Q

Trellised

A

Crisscrossed/ lattice

18
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Portico

A

A structure attached to a porch with a roof and beams

19
Q

Krummholz

A

A forest of stunted trees near the tree line

20
Q

Vigil

A

Being awake when should be a sleep

21
Q

Deign

A

To grant

To fit with ones dignity

22
Q

Taciturn

A

Silent

23
Q

Menagerie

A

Weird animals

24
Q

Arcane

A

Known by few

25
Q

Arcuate

A

Bent or curved like a bow

26
Q

Meticulous

A

Precise

27
Q

Circumnavigate

A

To sail or fly around

28
Q

Penumbra

A

Shadow of a planet

29
Q

Penance

A

A punishment bc of sin

30
Q

Beatific

A

Blissful

31
Q

Exhorts

A

To urge or caution

32
Q

Commodes

A

A toilet ??

33
Q

Gesticulate

A

To use gestures to express

34
Q

Placid

A

Peaceful

35
Q

Tedium

A

Poor quality

36
Q

Mimicry

A

The act of mimicking

37
Q

Resonant

A

Echoing

38
Q

Arbalest

A

A powerful crossbow

39
Q

Roan

A

A brown colour