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9877373203Adamantine(Adj.) firm in attitude or opinion, unyielding0
9877383739Admonish(Verb) to scold, censor1
9877387154Amorphous(Adj.) without shape of form2
9877391832Animal husbandry(Noun) the practice of breeding and raising livestock3
9877400055Apsotles(Noun) the 12 men who were Jesus's "entourage"4
9877413114Austere/Austerity(Adj.)/(Noun) severe or stern in disposition or appearance, having great self denial (materialistically)5
9877434198Bade(Verb) to order, to instruct6
9877437808Belies(Verb) contradicts7
9877444178Bellicose(Adj.) loud, argumentative, prone to fighting8
9877450563Benign(Adj.) harmless9
9877454245Bosom(Noun) the chest, typically a woman's and place of warmth and love10
9877462476Chaste(Adj.) pure, virginal11
9877467151Chasten(Verb) to chastise, castigate, correct12
9877472378Couch, Couched(Verb) to word in a certain manner13
9877484368Culticare(Verb) to grow, to nurture14
9877490559Curate, Curates(Noun) a clergyman (Verb) to direct or manage a museum or an exhibit15
9877497658Damask(Noun) a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it16
9877510975Degenerate(Verb) to degrade or lessen in value (Noun) a morally bankrupt person, a profligate17
9877522413Deity(Noun) a god18
9877526124Din(Noun) loud, raucous noise19
9877531093Dumb(Adj.) mute, unable to speak20
9877540615Effeminate(Adj.) having feminine qualities, generally only used to describe men21
9877547703Eminent/Eminence(Adj.)(Noun) distinguished, having high stature22
9877559409Emulate(Verb) to imitate or copy (as with a role model)23
9877569837Entreat/Entreaty(Verb)(Noun) to beg/begging24
9877590752Equinox(Noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length25
9877603176Facility/Facile(Noun)(Adj.) adeptness/with ease26
9877614569Faculty(Noun) ability, power27
9877620906Homage(Noun) respect, honor28
9877623938Hutch(Noun) a cupboard for dishes or rabbits29
9877629942Impervious(Adj.) not able to be penetrated30
9877635087Impious(Adj.) irreverent31
9877663375Indefatigable(Adj.) inability to tire, tireless32
9877669107Indict/Indictment(Verb)(Noun) to charge, to accuse/ a charge of accusation33
9877682768Inherent/Inherently(Adj.)(Adverb) integral, intrinsic/in an inherent manner34
9877697232Jocund(Adj.) merry, mirthful, gay35
9877702818Languor(Noun) state of ease, rest, even listlessness36
9877707888Lentils(Noun) small split pea-like legume37
9877712364Lethargic(Adj.) tired, listless38
9877716403Lore(Noun) traditional knowledge, passed on through fables, stories, etc.39
9877796677Mien(Noun) bearing, presence, manner40
9877808514Naïveté/ Naive(Noun)(Adj.) innocence, inexperience41
9877814250Nascent(Adj.) emerging, newly born or created42
9877820848Ordai(Verb) to appoint to a clerical post (minister, priest) or to order due to superior authority43
9877835314Parody(Verb)(Noun) to spoof, to mock;a parody is a text meant to spoof or mock (a form of satire)44
9877858714Phenomenon(Noun) a remarkable development45
9877867637Piety(Noun) righteousness, godliness46
9877874382Plight(Noun) predicament, quandary, difficulty47
9877880607Pretense(Noun) deception, deceit48
9877884814Primeval(Adj.) aboriginal, primordial, primal (first)49
9877895051Prodigy(Noun) genius, especially a gifted child50
9877899813Proffer(Verb) to suggest, to propose51
9877904276Profundity(Noun) intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc.52
9877913335Promulgate(Verb) to proclaim or exclaim53
9877922157Prowess(Noun) special skill54
9877924831Quarry(Noun) prey, victim; also a pit where gravel or ore is mined55
9877940129Raiment(Noun) especially fine or decorative clothing56
9877955370Reap(Verb) to gather, glean, harvest57
9877962841Reticent/Reticence(Adj.)(Noun) shyness, unwillingness58
9877971801Rheumatism(Noun) painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues59
9877997714Sable(Noun) as a color, dark, black-brown, fur from the animal sable60
9878006989Scourge(Noun) bane, curse, affliction of whip, lash, punishment61
9878014349Sepulcher(Noun) burial chamber, tomb62
9878019338Sire(Noun)(Verb) a father; to father, engender63
9878029364Supine(Adj.) lying prone, flat, especially in humility64
9878035555Suppliant(Verb)(Noun) to petition or beseech, one who begs for intercession65
9878052694Surplice(Noun) a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves66
9878057935Temper,Tempered(Verb) toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling67
9878070218Timorous(Adj.) timid, fearful, apprehensive68
9878075046Tinged(Adj.) slightly touched with69
9878078337Tumult/Tumultuous(Noun)(Adj.) uproar, disturbance70
9878097963Vehement/Vehemency(Adj.)(Noun) marked by extreme intensity or emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently71
9878108365Veracity(Noun) truthfulness72
9878113809Vocation(Noun) a calling, such as the ministry; a job one seems meant to do73
9878123245Whorl(Noun) swirl, ringlet, curlicue74

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