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fortress
n. |
a large,
strongly made building for defense: stronghold. |
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exile
v. |
force
somebody to leave his own country. |
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vicinity
n. |
nearness: neighbourhood.
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wilful adj.
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done on purpose.
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treachery n.
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an act of perfidy
or treason.
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scriptures n.
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the sacred books of
a religion.
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rejecting n.
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refusing to accept.
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manifestly
adv. |
in a clear manner.
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provoke v.
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make angry.
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surrender n.
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the act of yielding
or giving up.
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insolent adj.
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insulting, offensive.
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pleading
n. |
declaration.
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incessant
adj. |
continual: often repeated.
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impeachable
adj. |
undoubted.
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transcendence
n. |
the state
of being beyond ordinary limits. |
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perennial
adj. |
lasting or continuing
for a long time.
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vengeance
n. |
the act
of punishing a person for the harm. |
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mail n.
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body armour
made of small metal rings. |
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dent n.
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place
pushed in without breaking the surface. |
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encamp v.
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settle in a camp:
lodge in tents.
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disaster
n. |
great
or sudden misfortune: terrible accident. |
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dejected
adj. |
in low spirits:
depressed.
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frustrated
adj. |
baffled, defeated.
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steadfast
adj. |
firm: loyal.
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adjure
v. |
ask earnestly or solemnly.
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abandon
v. |
go away
from, not intending to return to. |
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battalion
n. |
army unit
made up of several companies. |
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archer
n. |
person
who shoots with a bow and arrows. |
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cavalry
n. |
soldiers who fight
on horseback.
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fiercely
adv. |
violently.
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launch
v. |
send; set.
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javelin n.
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light spear for throwing.
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bearer n.
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a person who carries.
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gash v.
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make a long, deep
cut in.
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valiant
adj. |
brave.
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revenge
n. |
the act of revenging:
vengeance.
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withdraw
v. |
move back; retreat.
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assemble
v. |
gather together.
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slay v.
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kill with violence,
murder. (slain past p).
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mutilate
v. |
cut off a part of
the body.
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grieved
adj. |
extremely sad.
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furious
adj. |
violent; full of anger.
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rabbi n.
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teacher of the Jewish
law.
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idolater
n. |
person who worships
idols.
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alms n.
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money,
clothes, food, etc. given to the poor. |
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funeral n.
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the ceremony of burying
a dead person.
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pursuit
n. |
the act of chasing
someone in order
to catch him.
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majority
n. |
greater number; more
than half.
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affirmation
n. |
confirming that something
is true.
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cessation
n. |
stopping. |
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convert
n. |
person
who changes into a different religion. |
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prick
v. |
pierce with a sharp
point.
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thorn n.
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sharp-pointed growth
on the stem of a plant.
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