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~Vocab Wizard [ Adeline ]
[Assuage] - make something less severe
[Apothecary] - someone who prepares and sells medicine and medicine goods
[piety] - dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland,
[ramrod] - a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
[persecution] - a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate a people
because of their religion, race, or beliefs
[scowled] - To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval
[distaste] - dislike, disinclination.
[twitch] - a quick, jerky movement of the body or of some part of it
[sweltering] - suffering oppressive heat.
[sawhorses] - A frame with legs, used to support pieces of wood being sawed.
[multitudes] - The condition or quality of being numerous.
[onslaught] - an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous one.
[mutual] - possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal
[concessions] - Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded.
[coveralls] - A loose-fitting one-piece work garment worn to protect clothes. Often used in the plural.
[speculation] - the contemplation or consideration of some subject
[loot] - spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
[furor] - a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
[wrought] - elaborated; embellished
[Lye] - a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
[magisterial] - of, pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence
[reign] - the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
[smug] - contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
[mildly] - amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
[pantry] - a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
[constituted] - to compose; form
[Lumber] - timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc
[Jury] - a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them.
[Cordial] - courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
[lagislature] -
a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
[Wedged] - to insert or fix with a wedge.
[mounted] - put into position for use, as guns.