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Lloyd lit vocab exam
Vocabulary from the Hobbit and the Maltese Falcon
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Literature
12th Grade
05/15/2014

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Pliantly
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Easily Bent, Flexible
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Ingratiating
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Intended to gain favor or approval
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Guffawed
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Loud Boisterous Laugh
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Union-suit
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Single piece under garment consisting of shirt and pants; long-johns
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Plaintively
Definition
Sounding sad or mournful
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Articulate
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Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
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Depreciate
Definition
Diminish in value; Belittle
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Placidity
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Peaceful; Not easily upset or excited
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Dandy
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A man unduly devoted to style, neatness
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Lief
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As happily; as gladly
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Settee
Definition
A long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms
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Haggard
Definition
Tired, exhausted, drained
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Amiable
Definition
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
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Chagrin
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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
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Retainer
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A thing that holds something in place
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Candor
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The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
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Contemptuously
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Showing contempt; scornful
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Haphazardly
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Lacking any obvious principle of organization
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Reproachfully
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Expressing disapproval or disappointment
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Peremptorily
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Insisting on immediate attention or obedience
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Blasphemously
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Sacrilegious against God or sacred things
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Impudently
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Not showing due respect for another person; Rudeness
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Abashed
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Cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
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Divan
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A long low sofa without a back or arms
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Guttural
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Throaty; harsh sounding
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Myopia
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Lack of foresight, or intellectual insight
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Sanitarium
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An establishment for the medical treatment of people
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Alleged
Definition
Accused, without proof, to have taken place
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Valise
Definition
A small traveling bag or suitcase.
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Unguents
Definition
An ointment or for lubrication.
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Stenographer
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Person writing in shorthand or taking dictation.
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Inquest
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A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident
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Swart
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Dark-toned
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Ellipsoid
Definition
A three-dimensional figure of spheres
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Excelsior
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Softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.
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Satyr
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Lecherous pervert
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Reproving
Definition
Reprimand or censure
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Suave
Definition
Charming, confident
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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Astuteness
Definition
Clever and Keen; an ability to accurately assess situations or people
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Indelible
Definition
Not able to be forgotten or removed
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Paternally
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Fatherly
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Admonishing
Definition
Reprimand, rebuke, reprove
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Opaqueness
Definition
Hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable
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Futilely
Definition
Incapable of producing any useful result
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Wry
Definition
Mocking; Unimpressed
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Furtively
Definition
Secretive, attempting to avoid notice or attention
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Notorious
Definition
Famous or well known
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Candid
Definition
Truthful and straightforward
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Shrewd
Definition
Having or showing sharp powers of judgment
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Benignly
Definition
Gentle; kindly
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Mien
Definition
Appearance, look, expression
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Percolator
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A machine for making coffee
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Chiding
Definition
Scold or rebuke
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Daubed
Definition
Coat or smear
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Desultory
Definition
Occurring randomly or occasionally
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Jouncing
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Jolt or bounce
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Clefts
Definition
A fissure or split
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Gallows
Definition
Execution by hanging
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Parched
Definition
Dried out with heat
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Rune
Definition
A mark or letter of magic
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Fender
Definition
A thing used to keep something off
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Estimable
Definition
Worthy of great respect.
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Obstinately
Definition
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
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Remuneration
Definition
Money paid for work or a service
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Necromancer
Definition
Wizard summoning the dead
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Trifle
Definition
A thing of little value or importance
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Outlandish
Definition
Bizarre or unfamiliar
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Cavalcade
Definition
A procession of people walking, on horseback etc
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Mutton
Definition
The flesh of sheep, used as food
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Spits
Definition
Rod over a fire for something being cooked
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Larder
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A place for storing food
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Bannocks
Definition
A round, flat loaf
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Folly
Definition
Lack of good sense; foolishness
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Palpitating
Definition
Shake, tremble; rapidly beat
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Hoard
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To stock or store money or valued objects
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Plunder
Definition
Goods from (a place or person), typically won using force
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Guffawing
Definition
Laugh in a loud or boisterous way
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Hordes
Definition
A large group of people or things
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Subterranean
Definition
Under the earth's surface.
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Splayed
Definition
thrust or spread out and apart
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Resolve
Definition
settle or find a solution
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Smote
Definition
Past tense of Smite
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Benighted
Definition
Taken by darkness; A state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance
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Bracken
Definition
Any large coarse fern plant
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Borne
Definition
Carry, bring, transport
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Yew
Definition
A coniferous tree
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Vain
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Futile
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Pinnacles
Definition
The most successful point
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Furrier
Definition
A person dealing with furs
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Veranda
Definition
Porch
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Heath
Definition
Shrub-land plane
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Lichen
Definition
Slow growing fungus
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Taut
Definition
Tense
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Hart
Definition
Red adult male dear
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Hind
Definition
Female deer for hunt
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Disquieting
Definition
Disturbing
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Flagons
Definition
a large container in which drink is served
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Kine
Definition
Cow
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Eddying
Definition
move circularly; against current
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Fend
Definition
Defend; look after
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Alluding
Definition
Hint, Referring
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Gammers
Definition
Old countrywomen
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Waylaid
Definition
Stop or interrupt
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Enmity
Definition
Hostility, Aggression; feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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Circuitous
Definition
(of a route or journey) Longer than the most direct way; Detour
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Disembarked
Definition
To leave
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Laden
Definition
Heavily loaded or weighed down
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Lintel
Definition
A horizontal support across the top of a door or window
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Trill
Definition
A quavering or vibratory sound
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Mail
Definition
Chainlink armor
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Vessels
Definition
A hollow container
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Cowered
Definition
crouch down in fear
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Smouldering/Smoldering
Definition
Burning slightly
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Skulking
Definition
Sneaking
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Cartage
Definition
The transporting of something in a cart or other vehicle.
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Gloated
Definition
To dwell on one's own success
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Dubious
Definition
Doubt, or Hesitation
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Stratagems
Definition
A plan, or strategy
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Gilded
Definition
Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint; Wealthy
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Tinged
Definition
A sharp, clear ringing sound; Mixed
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Wavering
Definition
Shake with a quivering motion
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Mouldered/Moldered
Definition
slowly decay or disintegrate
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Furtive
Definition
Done in secret
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Thatched
Definition
Covered
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Hindered
Definition
Delayed or obstructed
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Waxing
Definition
To increase in side
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Eminent
Definition
Famous and respected
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Benefactors
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Helpers
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Deposed
Definition
Removed from position
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Recompense
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Payment or reward
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Contrived
Definition
Artificial; froced
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Array
Definition
Variety
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Carrion
Definition
Decaying flesh
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Afoot
Definition
In progress
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Decrepit
Definition
Old, worn out
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Yore
Definition
Of long ago; "days of old"
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Parley
Definition
Conference between opposing sides
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Succored
Definition
Assistance and support
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Sentinels
Definition
Guards
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Thrice
Definition
Three times
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Heirloom
Definition
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.
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League
Definition
Alliance, a group
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Forbear
Definition
Restrain, resist, withhold
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Hauberk
Definition
full-length coat of mail or military tunic.
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Mattocks
Definition
Pick Ax
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Plaited
Definition
Braided together
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Tarry
Definition
Wait, stay, loiter
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Multitude
Definition
Many, great number
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Fray
Definition
Fight, battle; to come apart
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Redoubled
Definition
To increase, by two fold
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Abode
Definition
Home
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Yule-tide
Definition
Christmas season
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Hearth
Definition
Fireplace
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Gloaming
Definition
Twilight, dusk
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Memoirs
Definition
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