| A | B |
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| sagacity | the (n.) quality of having good judgment |
| unalloyed | (adj.)complete and unreserved |
| adamantine | (adj.) unbreakable |
| mulatto | (n.) a person of mixed black and white ancestry |
| pantalettes | (n.) long underpants with a frill at the bottom of each leg, worm by girls and women in the 19th century |
| clod | (n.) 1. a lump or earth or clay 2. a stupid person |
| grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly or distorted |
| furtive | attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or that the discovery would lead to trouble |
| deluge | (n.) 1. a great flood, 2. a great quantity of something arriving at the same time |
| prone | likely to or liable to suffer from |
| effeminate | (adj.)unmanly, having or showing characteristics typical of a woman |
| cravat | (n.) a short, wide strip of fabric worn around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt |
| mien | (n.) a person's look or manner |
| prodigy | (n.) a person (especially a young one) endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities |
| despotism | (n.) the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel way |
| heathen | (n.) a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (Christian, Jewish, Muslim) |
| supplication | (n.) an earnest request |
| restive | (adj.) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control |
| monotonously | (adv.) tediously, repetitiously, lacking in variety and interest |
| fire and brimstone | (n.) the torments of hell |
| predestined elect | (n.) |
| pariah | (n.) an outcast |
| "romantic"-p.50 | (adj.) suggestive of the excitement and mystery associated with the feeling of love |
| alacrity | (n.) brisk and cheerful readiness |
| ferule | (adj.) a flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children |
| ostentation | (n.) pretentious and vulgar display of wealth and luxury |
| incantation | (n.) a series of words said as a magic spell or charm |
| accoutrements | (n.) additional items of dress or equipment |
| verdigris | (adj.) a bright bluish-green patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheri oxidation |
| lugubrious | (adj.)looking or sounding sad or dismal |
| fetters | (n.) a chain to restrain a prisoner, a check of restrain on someone |
