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acquired: Developed postfetally; not congenital.

altercation: Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.

compensation: The act or principle of compensating.

contemptuously: In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.

ecclesiastical: Of or pertaining to the church;

formidable: causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect

inconsistent: not consistent

permanence: the state of being permanent

qualms: Scruples; uneasiness.

edification: The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.

inaudible: Not able to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

indulged: Yielded to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree;

obscure: Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous,

peculiarities: The qualities or states of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.

penitentiary: A state or federal prison for convicted felons.

perish: To pass away; to come to nought; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

placid: calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

quarrel: A verbal dispute or heated argument.

resignation: a written or oral declaration that one resigns

acrimonious: Of words, arguments, quarrels: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.

corroborating: supporting

countenance: To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

frank: Honest, especially in an manner that seems slightly blunt.

grudge: Deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling about something or someone.

gullet: The throat or esophagus.

lurched: to had make a such a sudden, unsteady movement

profane: Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

scrutiny: Intense study of someone or something.

subpoena: A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.

acquainted: Personally known; familiar.

brash: impetuous or rash

browbeating: Intimidating or subjugating by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bullying

expunge: To eliminate completely; annihilate.

lavations: the process of washing.

pilgrimage: A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

predicament: A definite class, state or condition.

proceedings: The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

volition: The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.

wrathfully: In a wrathful manner; with anger; angrily.

acquit: To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge, to find not guilty.

contraband: any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess

corrupting: infecting; tainting

detachment: The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

discreet: Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.

indicted: charged with an offense or crime; accused of wrongdoing; castigated; criticized

perpetuated: Simple past tense and past participle of perpetuate. To make something be perpetual; (or figuratively) to prolong something.

temerity: Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

vengeance: Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

verdict: A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

aggravate: To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.

appeal: To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision.

cynical: of or related to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

diction: The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.

fatalistic: submissive to fate

fret: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like

heathen: uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

resentment: A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.

statute: (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has the force of law.

vehement: Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

adjourned: to have suspended the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

apprehension: anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.

bellows: A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow a

devout: Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

duress: Being constrained by threat.

hypocrite: Someone who practices hypocrisy.

navigate: To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.

squalid: Extremely dirty and unpleasant.

varmint: A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock.

veneer: An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.

carcass: The body of a dead organism

contraption: A mechanical device of any sort, especially one that is complicated.

crooning: singing or humming in a soft, soothing voice

eccentricities: The qualities of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviors.

furtive: stealthy

gait: Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

notoriety: The condition of being infamous or notorious

recluse: A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

staccato: Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.

subordinates: People or things of a lower rank or order

acquiescence: Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

connived: cooperated secretly; conspired

contradict: To speak against; to forbid.

craw: The stomach of an animal.

eluded: avoided or escaped by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.

garishly: In a garish manner; crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.

hearse: A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

reprimand: A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

sedative: An agent or drug that sedates.

turmoil: chaos; disorder

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