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| agitation | n. extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation; the stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy, such as a political or social issue |
| aloof | adj. distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote; adv. at a distance but within view; apart |
| apparition | n. a ghostly figure; a specter; a sudden or unusual sight; the act of appearing; appearance |
| benefactor | n. one that gives aid, especially financial aid |
| cope | v. to contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success; to contend with difficulties and act to overcome them |
| genealogy | n. a record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree; direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree; the study or investigation of ancestry and family histories |
| moor | n. a broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs |
| obsession | n. compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or an unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety; a compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| palatial | adj. of or suitable for a palace; of the nature of a palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness |
| plaintive | adj. expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy |
