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apothecary
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one who prepares and sells drugs and compounds for medical purposes; a druggist
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augment
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to make larger in size, number, strength or extent
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belligerent
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aggressively hostile; of war like character
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chase
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celibate; sexually pure; modest; undefiled
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courtier
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one who attends the king or queen at the royal court
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disparage
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to put down; to belittle, to degrade
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heretic
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a professed believer who holds religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his church
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jest
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a joke, a comic incident, a witty remark or to joke or make witty remarks
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nuptial
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relating to a wedding or a marrige ceremony
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pernicious
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causing harm; injurious, destructive
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posterity
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decendents; all future generations
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profane
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to treat something sacred with disrespect
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visage
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the face or countenance
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knave
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an unprincipled, untrustworthy or dishonest fellow; a male servant
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lamentable
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regrettable, mournful
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orb
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a sphere or globe; a celestial sphere like the sun or moon
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perjury
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deliberately swearing to untruth, lying under oath
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poultice
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a soft, usually warm and medicated mass of bread, meal, or clay spread on cloth and applied to sores
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procure
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to get; to take possession of
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rancor
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enmity; bitter ill-will, hatred, malice
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sallow
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a sickly yellowish color
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unwieldy
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cumbersome; unmanageable due to bulk or weight
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vex
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to irritate or annoy
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vile
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wretchedly bad; foul; repulsive
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abhor
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to detest utterly; to loathe; to scorn
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asunder
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into separate parts
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bier
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a framework for carrying; a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed
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carrion
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dead and putrefying flesh
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dissemble
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to conceal facts or feelings; to hide under a false appearance
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doublet
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a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe during the Renaissance
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exile
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a forced removal from one's country or home
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fickle
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likely to change quickly or on a whim; not constant or loyal
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herald
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noun-an official crier or messenger. verb-to announce
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jocund
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cheerfulness; liveliness; high spirits
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cull
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to select from a group; to choose
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dirge
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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; funeral music
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loathsome
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disgusting
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orison
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a prayer
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prostrate
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stretched out with face on the ground; to humble oneself
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solace
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a source of relief; comfort in sorrow
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ambiguous
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capable of being understood in two or more ways; open to several possible meanings
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aloof
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indifferent; reserved
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amorous
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relating to being in love
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betrothed
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promised in marriage; engaged
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dire
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dismal; extreme; disasterous
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auspicious
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promising success; favorable; of good omen
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obsequies
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funeral or burial rites
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peruse
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to read through with thoroughness and care
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pine
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to yearn intensely for something unattainable
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sepulcher
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a tomb
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