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thievery (p. 1) n.- the action of stealing another person's property.
cleaver (p. 1) n.- a tool with a heavy broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat.
girth (p. 1) n.- the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist.
indentured servant (p. 3) n.- a person placed under a contract to work for another over a period of time.
servitude (p. 3) n.- slavery or bondage of any kind.
obliged (p. 6) v.- to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory.
vigil (p. 8) n.- a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times.
blasphemy (p. 13) n.- the act or affect of speaking using profane talk.
privileges (p. 18) n.- a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
gorse and nettle (p. 19) n.- a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa.
desolate (p. 19) adj. - (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
peruse (p. 20) v. - examine carefully or at length.
cowardice (p. 21) n. - lack of bravery.
nausea (p. 26) n. - a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
brutality (p. 26) n. - savage physical violence; great cruelty.
arrogant (p. 28) - adj. having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
exoneration (exonerate) (p. 29) n. - the action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
perpetrated (p. 29) v. - carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
regents (p. 32) n. - a member of a governing board.
aspire (p. 34) v. - to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal.
chamberlain (p.34) n. - a chief officer in the household of a king or nobleman.
appraising (p.35) v. - to set a value on; to estimate the amount of; to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of.
treason (p. 35) n. -the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or sovereign's family.
dovecote (p. 36) n. - a small compartmentalized raised house or box for domestic pigeons.
quarry (p. 40) n. - one that is sought or pursued.
tapestry (p. 41) n. - a heavy reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs.
courtiers (p. 43) n. - one in attendance at a royal court.
balustrade (p. 45) n. - a low parapet or barrier.
crevice (p. 45) n. - a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack.
prattled (p. 50) v. - to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children; babble.
naive (p. 57) adj. - marked by unaffected simplicity.
lunacy (p. 59) n. - insanity.
defiant (p. 61) adj. - full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight.
rhetorical (p. 62) adj. - asked merely for affect with no answer expected.
parried (p. 66) v. - to ward off a weapon or blow.
facade (p. 68) n. - a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect.
debt (p. 72) n. - a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received.
incensed (p. 80) adj. - very angry; enraged.
incorrigible (p. 80) adj. - incapable or being corrected or amended.
respite (p. 82) n. - an interval of rest or relief.
demeanor (p. 82) n. - behavior towards others.
diverted (p. 85) v. - to turn aside.
boisterously (p. 87) n. - marked by or expressive of exuberance or high spirits.
sabotage (p. 110) n. - an act or process tending to hamper or hurt.
thievery (p. 1) n.- the action of stealing another person's property.
cleaver (p. 1) n.- a tool with a heavy broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat.
girth (p. 1) n.- the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist.
indentured servant (p. 3) n.- a person placed under a contract to work for another over a period of time.
servitude (p. 3) n.- slavery or bondage of any kind.
obliged (p. 6) v.- to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory.
vigil (p. 8) n.- a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times.
blasphemy (p. 13) n.- the act or affect of speaking using profane talk.
privileges (p. 18) n.- a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
gorse and nettle (p. 19) n.- a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa.
desolate (p. 19) adj. - (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
peruse (p. 20) v. - examine carefully or at length.
cowardice (p. 21) n. - lack of bravery.
nausea (p. 26) n. - a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
brutality (p. 26) n. - savage physical violence; great cruelty.
arrogant (p. 28) - adj. having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
exoneration (exonerate) (p. 29) n. - the action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
perpetrated (p. 29) v. - carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
regents (p. 32) n. - a member of a governing board.
aspire (p. 34) v. - to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal.
chamberlain (p.34) n. - a chief officer in the household of a king or nobleman.
appraising (p.35) v. - to set a value on; to estimate the amount of; to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of.
treason (p. 35) n. -the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or sovereign's family.
dovecote (p. 36) n. - a small compartmentalized raised house or box for domestic pigeons.
quarry (p. 40) n. - one that is sought or pursued.
tapestry (p. 41) n. - a heavy reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs.
courtiers (p. 43) n. - one in attendance at a royal court.
balustrade (p. 45) n. - a low parapet or barrier.
crevice (p. 45) n. - a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack.
prattled (p. 50) v. - to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children; babble.
naive (p. 57) adj. - marked by unaffected simplicity.
lunacy (p. 59) n. - insanity.
defiant (p. 61) adj. - full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight.
rhetorical (p. 62) adj. - asked merely for affect with no answer expected.
parried (p. 66) v. - to ward off a weapon or blow.
facade (p. 68) n. - a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect.
debt (p. 72) n. - a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received.
incensed (p. 80) adj. - very angry; enraged.
incorrigible (p. 80) adj. - incapable or being corrected or amended.
respite (p. 82) n. - an interval of rest or relief.
demeanor (p. 82) n. - behavior towards others.
diverted (p. 85) v. - to turn aside.
boisterously (p. 87) n. - marked by or expressive of exuberance or high spirits.
sabotage (p. 110) n. - an act or process tending to hamper or hurt.