Candide, Chapters 7-18

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  1. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
    16
  2. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
    17
  3. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
    18
  4. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
    19
  5. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
    20
  6. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
    20
  7. hostelry
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
    22
  8. abandon
    a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
    24
  9. immemorial
    long past
    24
  10. eunuch
    a man who has been castrated and is unable to reproduce
    26
  11. janissary
    elite Turkish soldier who was a member of the Sultan’s guard
    27
  12. grandee
    a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
    29
  13. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
    30
  14. sexton
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    31
  15. cassock
    a black garment reaching down to the ankles
    32
  16. desist
    stop performing some action
    35
  17. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    35
  18. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
    38
  19. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
    40
  20. quoits
    a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
    41
  21. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
    43
  22. equerry
    an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
    43
  23. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
    44
  24. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
    45
  25. bon mot
    a witty or clever remark
    45
Created on Fri Oct 27 14:36:18 EDT 2017 (updated Fri Oct 27 14:50:11 EDT 2017)

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