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adj. having no religion; irreligious, uncultured, uncivilized
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| n. a steep slope or cliff, such as one which marks the edge of a range of hills |
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| n. a short, broad sword with a convex cutting edge |
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| adj. resolutely fearless; dauntless |
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| n. grievous distress, affliction, or trouble |
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| n. bed or mattress of straw |
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| v. to seperate into parts; to rip, tear, or shred |
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| n. low, flat, swampy land; bay or marsh |
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| adj. overabundance, excess |
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| v. to wrap tightly with cloths |
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| n. a person or thing that ruins or spoils |
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| n. light reddish-brown color |
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| n. an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, often used in the medieval period |
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| adj. gruesome, horrible, revolting |
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| n. a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate |
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| v. to suffer from intense heat |
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v. to use selfishly for one's own ends
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| adj. courageous, valiant, brave |
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| v. to annoy (someone), or to agitate (something) |
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| v. to cut off or chop off (limb); to cripple, impair; to make essentially defective |
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| n. a movable frame on which a coffin is put |
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| n. family possession passed through generations |
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| n. a doorway, gate or other entrance |
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| adj. projecting, overhanging (as in a cliff or someone's eyebrows) |
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| n. the act of retaliation |
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| v. to feel about or search blindly |
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| n. the killing of a large number of people; massacre |
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| v. to distribute, dispence |
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| v. to ward off, avert; to evade or dodge |
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| adj. involving great fear or suffering; desperate, dreadful |
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| n. a large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site; a burial marker |
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| adj. having no equal, unrivaled |
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| v. to wail in sorrow for the dead |
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