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Mage
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from the towns in its high valleys and the ports on its dark narrow bays many a Gontishman has gone forth to serve the lords of the Archipelago and their cities as wizard or mage. |
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| a magician or learned person. |
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Hew
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They charged forward to hew the puny attackers… |
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| chop or cut (something, esp. wood) with an ax, pick, or other tool. |
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Pallet
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Over his pallet was a window that looked out on the sea… |
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Lore
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There were certain runes on certain on certain pages of the lore-book that seemed familiar to him, even though he did not remember in what book he had ever seen them before. |
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| a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. |
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Abate
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…Looking down at Ged he said “can you abate this wind, lad?” |
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| (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread. |
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Peril
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…but to save the ship from the peril of the storm… |
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Definition
| serious and immediate danger. |
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Vetch
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Jasper with another word stopped the water and the grasses eased dry in the sunlight, “now you, Vetch”…
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| a widely distributed scrambling herbaceous plant of the pea family that is cultivated as a silage or fodder crop. |
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Glum
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Vetch scratched his head and looked glum… |
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| looking or feeling dejected; morose. |
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Fealty
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“I know what you did,” he said at last, “but not what you are. I cannot accept your fealty.” |
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| a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord. |
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Clamber
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No shadow came crawling through the moonlight seeking the rent through which it mike clamber back into its own domain. |
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| climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet |
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