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Augured
to predict from signs or omens; foretell
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Physiognomy
the face or countenance
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Venerable
commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position
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Malefactress
a woman who violates the law or does evil
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Ignominy
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
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Scaffold
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials
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Visage
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc
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Pillory
a wooden framework
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Magistrate
a civil officer charged with the administration of the law
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Mien
air, or demeanor, as showing character
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Inauspicious
boding, unfavorable
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Soujourn
a temporary stay
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Iniquity
immoral behavior
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Tremulous
shaking or quivering slightly
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Rankle
continue to be painful
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Sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment; discrimination
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Lament
to mourn or grieve
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Misanthropy
hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind
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Propinquity
nearness in proximity
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Sedulous
determined; diligent in attention
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Sexton
an official of church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc and sometimes with burying the dead
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Penance
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin
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Vigil
wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
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Tapestry
drapery, curtain
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Zenith
a highest point or state
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Scintillating
sparkly, dazzaling
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