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222438448preeminentlyabove all; most importantly
222438449pillagethe act of looting or plundering by force
222438450luxuriantcharacterized by abundant growth
222438451profusionabundance; lavishness
222438452solsticeeither of two days of the year when the sun is farthest from the celestial equator; the summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and the winter solstice is the shortest.
222438453tenuoushaving little substance or strength; flimsy
222438454inherentlyrelated to part of something's inmost nature
222438455opaquenot allowing light to pass through
222438456enmityhostility; hatred
222438457nocturnaloccurring at night
222438458countenanceappearance, especially the expression of the face
222438459consternationa state of paralyzing dismay; fear
222438460pestilentialdeadly; poisonous
222438461copiousin large amounts; abundant
222438462scruplefeeling of uneasiness or guilt that keeps a person from doing something
222438463nominalin name but not reality
222438464locomotionthe power to move from place to place
222438465ingratiateto gain another's favor by deliberate effort
222438466inundateto cover with water; to overwhelm
222438467tarryto delay
222438468embodyto represent in human form
222438469cauterizeto burn or sear to destroy diseased tissue
222438470deposedto remove from rule
222438471industryhard work; diligence
222438472interimperiod in between; interval
222438473entreatyplea
222438474mollifyto soothe; to reduce in intensity
222438475solacecomfort in sorrow or distress
222438476tenderto offer formally
222438477providencean instance of divine care
222438478rendezvousa gathering place
222438479procureto get by special effort; to obtain
222438480feignednot real; pretended
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