| A | B |
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| vestry | a room the clergy use to keep, and change into their robes |
| trepidation | a tremulous motion; apprehension;fear |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| purge | to clear of guilt; to make free of something unwanted |
| propitiation | to gain, or regain the favor of goodwill; an atoning sacrifice |
| malevolence | showing vicious ill will, spite, or hatred; productive of harm or evil |
| guile | deceitful, cunning |
| dissembling | to conceal facts, intentions or feelings under some pretense; to put on a false appearance |
| deposition | testimony taken down in writing under oath |
| covenanted | formal, solemn, and binding agreement |
| conjure | to summon by invocation or incantation; to practice magical arts |
| trafficked | communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups |
| vindictive | act of revenge |
| calumny | act of making false and ill-willed statements to damage another's reputation |
| crucible | a severe trial or test |
| malign | to speak evil of |
| theology | the study of religious doctrines |
| ameliorate | to improve; to make better |
| apparitions | unexpected appearance of a ghost |
| sorcery | witchcraft |
| iniquity | sin; wicked or unjust act |
| corroborating | providing a supporting statement |
| reprieve | postpone an execution |
| propriety | conformity with an accepted standard of behavior |
| providence | the guidance of God or nature |
