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| agitation | n. a violent shaking; an emotional disturbance or excitement; the arousal of public interest in social or political issues |
| apparition | n. a ghost; a phantom; an appearance seen suddenly |
| cope | v. to deal with; to handle problems or difficulties |
| moors | n. a large, open area of land, often marshy with heather growing on it; v. to keep a boat in place with ropes or cables fastened to the shore; to fasten |
| palatial | adj. like a palace; magnificent and grand |
| plaintive | adj. mournful; melancholy; sad; sorrowful |
| obsession | n. a preoccupation; an idea, feeling, or impulse that a person cannot escape |
| genealogy | n. an aaount of the descent of a person or family from ancestors; alineage |
| benefactor | n. a person who has given help; a patron |
| aloof | adj. cool or distant in relationships with others; indifferent |
| docile | adj. gentle; easy to manage; obedient |
| sinister | adj. threatening trouble or bad luck; evil; disastrous |
| unscrupulous | adj. dishonest; having no principles of right and wrong |
| seethes | v. to boil; to bubble and foam; to be excited or disturbed |
| arrogance | n. overbearing pride; a lack of regard for others |
| yearn | v. to long for or desire |
| kindles | v. to ignite; to arouse or excited; to set on fire |
| spurns | v. to turn down; to reject with scorn and contempt |
| smug | adj. overly satisfied with one's own goodness or achievements; self-satisfied |
| frivolous | adj. silly; unimportant |
