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Inauspicious |
unfavorable |
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Vagrant |
nomad; vagabond |
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Haughty |
disdainfully proud |
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ignominy |
disgrace; dishonor |
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physiognomies |
the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character |
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penal |
prescribing punishment |
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augured |
predicted |
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pillory |
wooden framework used to expose an offender to public derision |
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paramour |
an illicit lover |
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sumptuary |
intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds |
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insidiuous |
intended to trap |
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morbid |
gloomy or unhealthy state of attitude |
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sable |
color black |
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repugnance |
strong distaste |
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anathema |
person or thing detested |
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behest |
command |
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caprice |
a sudden, unpredictable change |
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appellation |
a name, title, or designation |
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annals |
records |
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inimical |
to be hostile |
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imbued |
to inspire with opinion |
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scurrilous |
grossly or obscenely abusive |
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obviated |
anticipate and prevent |
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acrid |
extremely or sharply stinging or bitter |
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pestilence |
something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil; disease |
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pall |
a cloth for spreading over a coffin; a spread of gloom |
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antipathy |
opposition in feeling |
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proffered |
to offer for acceptance |
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ominous |
portending evil or harm |
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deportment |
conduct; behavior |
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incongruity |
lack of correspondence/agreement |
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scinitlilating |
animated |
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trammeled |
restraint |
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mollified |
to soften in feeling or temper |
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vicissitude |
a change or variation occuring in the course of something |
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plebeian |
belonging to the common people |
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duplicity |
deceitfulness in speech or conduct |
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obeisance |
a movement of the body expressing deep respect |
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emolument |
profit, salary, or fees from office |
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imbibed |
to consume (liquids) by drinking |
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semblance |
outward appearance |
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despotic |
pertaining to the nature of a monarch |
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ethrealized |
unearthly |
