1. entreated (31) v.- to beg; to ask

2. assail (36) v.- to attack

3. fortified (37) v.- shielded; secured; protected

4. illume (44) v.- to brighten; to lighten

5. usurp (54) v.- to seize; to confiscate

6. avouch (67) v.- to certify; to confirm; to guarantee

7. esteemed (97) v.- to honor; to respect; to prize; to treasure

8. ratified (99) v.- approved; confirmed; legalized

9. mettle (108) n.- endurance; bravery

10. resolutes (110) n.- brave; fearless; relentless people

11. portentous (121) adj.- foreboding; threatening; sinister

12. privy (145) adj.- made participant in a secret

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13. discretion (5) n.- permission to make decisions with own judgement

14. auspicious (11) adj.- delightful; joyous; happy; lucky; favorable

15. dirge (12) n.- funeral song; death march

16. dole (13) n.- sadness

17. visage (84) n.- the face or facial expression of a person

18. denote (86) v.- to indicate; to mark; to signal; to mean

19. countenance (247) n.- appearance; facial expression  /  v.- to condone

20. requite (272) v.- to avenge

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21. calumnious (42) adj.- slanderous; attacking one's character

22. precept (64) n.- rule; principle

23. perilous (111) adj.- dangerous

24. importuned (119) v.- insistently begged

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25. traduced (20) v.- to slander; to speak falsely of

26. pernicious (112) adj.- deadly

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27. glean (16) v.- to gather; to collect

28. sovereign (28) adj.- absolute; total undisputed  /  n.- a king; a monarch

29. satirical (214) adj.- sarcastic; biting; mocking

30. rogue (214) n.- villain; fiend; scoundrel

31. promontory (322) n.- a cliff high above water

32. firmament (324) n.- the sky; the heavens

33. pestilent (326) asj.- deadly; likely to cause an epidemic

34. paragon (331) n.- perfect example; model; standard

35. quintessence (332) n.- ideal; essence; perfect model

36. cleave (590) v.- 1. to split; 2. to adhere; to stick

37. malefactions (621) n.- evil deeds

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38. consummation (71) n.- completion; achievement

39. calamity (77) disaster; cause of great distress

40. contumely (79) n.- insulting treatment

41. inoculate (128) v.- to cure by introducing some antigenic material

42. wantonness (158) n.- immorality; extravagance

43. dejected (169) adj.- depressed; disheartened

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44. abominably (37) adv.- detestably; with hatred

45. buffet (71) v.- to hit or strike against

46. occulted (85) adj- hidden [obsolete, outdated usage except in medicine]

47. clemency (170) n.- leniency; mercy

48. beguile (249) v.- to deceive; to cheat

49. contagion (421) n.- the causative agent of a disease

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50. annex[ment] (22) v.- to add; to join

51. fetters (26) n.- chains or shackles attached to the ankles

52. compelled (66) v.- forced

53. bulwark (46) n.- anything serving as a defense against an attack

54. diadem (114) n.- a crown indicative of royalty

55. chide (122) v.- to scold; to reprimand

56. whet (127) v.- to sharpen; to stimulate

57. mandate (227) n.- a command; a decree

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58. discord (46) n. lack of agreement

59. dismay (46) n.- apprehension; discouragement

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60. garrisoned (25) v.- assign troops for protection

61. exhort (49) v.- to urge by strong argument

62. imminent (63) adj.- about to happen

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63. conjectures (20) n.- guesses; suppositions

64. superfluous (103) adj.- extra; beyond what is needed

65. incensed (141) adj- angered; infuriated

66. obscure (238) adj.- not well known; hidden

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67. abate (131) v.- to lessen; to decrease

68. remiss (152) adj.- negligent; lax in attending to duty

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69. cudgel (57) v.- to beat with a heavy club

70. flagon (85) n.- a container with a spout and a handle

71. abhorred (193) adj.- hated; disgusting

72. prate (297) v.- to talk idly; to chatter

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73. sultry (111) adj.- oppressively hot

74. perdition (125) n.- eternal damnation; hell

75. faction (252) n.- a group

76. aloof (262) adj.- distant; indifference; unapproachable

77. palpable (306) adj.- capable of being felt; obvious; real; tangible

78. carouses (315) v.- drinks merrily

79. treachery (337) n.- willful betrayal of trust; deception