Prince and The Pauper Vocabulary 1-5

Mrs. Pam Coats (United States of America)
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  1. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
    Ever awake and alert
    ever awake or alert
  2. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    O
    Obsolete, menacing or malign influences
  3. conferrer
    person who makes a gift of property
    One who keeps treasures in a box or container
  4. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  5. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  6. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  7. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
    Foul repulsive from lack of care
  8. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  9. stealthily
    in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  10. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  11. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  12. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  13. sordidness
    unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
  14. trifling
    not worth considering
  15. mendicancy
    the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  16. mayhap
    by chance
Created on Wed Mar 27 15:00:10 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 28 07:59:48 EDT 2013)

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