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  1. princely
    having the rank of or befitting a prince
  2. godly
    showing great reverence for god
  3. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  4. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  5. heavenly
    relating to or inhabiting a divine realm
  6. requisition
    an authoritative demand
  7. musketeer
    a foot soldier armed with a musket
  8. miscellaneous
    having many aspects
  9. pamphlet
    a small book usually having a paper cover
  10. blunderbuss
    a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
  11. hangman
    an executioner who hangs the condemned person
  12. thief
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else
  13. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  14. lord
    a person who has general authority over others
  15. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  16. housebreaker
    a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
  17. long
    primarily spatial sense
  18. people
    any group of human beings collectively
  19. burning
    a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
  20. tomorrow
    the day after today
  21. rob
    take
  22. farmer
    a person who works growing crops or raising animals
  23. boy
    a youthful male person
  24. girl
    a young woman
  25. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  26. lady
    a polite name for any woman
  27. gentleman
    a man of refinement
  28. lad
    a boy or man
  29. laddie
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
  30. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
  31. things
    any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
  32. thousand
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  33. a
    the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
  34. grievously
    in a grievous manner
  35. match
    a formal contest in which people or teams compete
  36. joining
    the act of bringing two things into contact
  37. very
    being the exact same one; not any other:
  38. pretty
    pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
  39. young
    any immature animal
  40. old
    having lived for a long time or attained a specific age
  41. elder
    a person of more advanced age
  42. weathered
    worn by exposure to the elements
  43. shed
    cause or allow to flow or run out or over
  44. dine
    have supper; eat dinner
  45. dare
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  46. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  47. awful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  48. mean
    denote or connote
  49. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
  50. shallowness
    the quality of lacking physical depth
  51. gratitude
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
  52. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  53. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  54. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
  55. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  56. loved
    held dear
  57. dearly
    in a sincere and heartfelt manner
  58. playful
    full of fun and high spirits
  59. not
    negation of a word or group of words
  60. meet
    come together
  61. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
  62. hiss
    make a sharp, elongated "s" sound
  63. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  64. eyes
    opinion or judgment
  65. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas
  66. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  67. evil
    morally bad or wrong
  68. actual
    existing in fact
  69. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  70. age
    how long something has existed
  71. early
    at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
  72. married
    joined in matrimony
  73. wedding
    the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
  74. bride
    a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
  75. groom
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  76. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  77. heathen
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  78. friendliness
    a feeling of liking for another person
  79. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  80. valetudinarian
    weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
  81. older
    advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  82. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
  83. talent
    natural abilities or qualities
  84. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  85. briskly
    in a brisk manner
  86. distress
    a state of adversity
  87. invalid
    no longer legally acceptable
  88. sunshade
    a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
  89. sunshine
    the rays of the sun
  90. hope
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
  91. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  92. day
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
  93. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
  94. morning
    the time period between dawn and noon
  95. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  96. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  97. flaxseed
    the seed of flax used as a source of oil
  98. cautious
    showing careful forethought
  99. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  100. improvised
    done or made using whatever is available
  101. courier
    a person who carries a message
  102. satisfaction
    the state of being gratified
  103. good-natured
    having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
  104. fulfilled
    completed to perfection
  105. own
    belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
  106. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  107. thou
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  108. thank
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
  109. senior
    advanced in years
  110. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  111. wife
    a married woman; a partner in marriage
  112. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  113. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  114. argue
    have a disagreement about something
  115. forced
    forced or compelled
  116. link
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  117. faith
    complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
  118. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  119. brief
    of short duration or distance
  120. there
    in or at that place
  121. back
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
  122. again
    anew
Created on Tue Jul 23 13:48:28 EDT 2013

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