List 1 Flashcards

(29 cards)

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largess

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n. liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

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indissoluble

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adj. incapable of being annulled, undone, or broken

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harbinger

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n. An officer sent ahead to arrange for proper lodgings for the king

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infirm

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adj. of poor or deteriorated vitality

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malice

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n. desire to cause pain,injury or distress to another

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trifles

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n. something of little importance or value

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shrift

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n. a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconcilliation

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expedition

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n. a journey or excursion taken for a specific reason

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bestowed

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v. taken refuge

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temperate

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adj. marked by moderation

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breeched

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v. clothed

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countenance

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v. to extend approval or toleration to

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parley

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n. a confrence for discussion of points in dispute

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rancours

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n. the deepest hostility or spite

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prim rose path

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n. a path of ease or pleasure and especially sunsual pleasure

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husbandry

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n. the care of a household

17
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confound

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v. to put to shame

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plight

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n. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one

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surfeit

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n. an overabundant supply

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cleave

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v. to adhere firmly and closely or loyality and unwaveringly

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posterity

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n. offspring; future generation

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disdaining

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v. regarding or treating with haughty contempt; despising

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wanton

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adj. unrestrained, perverse, contrary

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porter

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n. a person stationed at a door or gate to admit or assist those entering

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chid
v. to speak out in angry or displease rebuke
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sovereign
adj. Self-governing; independent
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palable
adj. of poor or deteriorated vitality
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scruples
n. a minute part or quantity
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equivacate
v. to avoid commiting oneself in what one says