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english vocab (please check them yourselves in the context from dictionary.com)
Grim- of a sinister or ghastly character
Rigidity- stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible
Petrified- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion
Physiognomies- the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character
Augured- To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell
Betokened- To be or give a sign or portent of
Tribunal- a court of justice.
Verdict- a judgment; decision
Sentiment- an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
Severity- harshness, sternness, or rigor
Inference- The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true.
Indubitably- Too apparent to be doubted; unquestionable.
Bond-servant- a person bound to service without wages.
Civil- of the commonwealth or state
Antinomian- a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.
Quaker- a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends
Heterodox- holding unorthodox doctrines or opinions.
Idle- not working or active;
Vagrant- a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
Magistrate- a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
Solemnity- grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
Demeanor- conduct; behavior; deportment
Befitted- to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit
Interfused- to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
Venerable- commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
Awful- extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly
Scaffold- .an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usually by hanging.
Mocking- To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.
Infamy- extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act
Invested- To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return
Penal- of, pertaining to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
Infliction- To deal or mete out (something punishing or burdensome); impose
Ensue- to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession
Refinement- fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
Farthingale- a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Impropriety- the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
Throng- a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
Successive- following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive
Unsuitable- inappropriate; unfitting
Whit- a particle; bit; jot
Ruddy- of or having a fresh, healthy red color
Rotundity- the condition or quality of roundness or plumpness, as of an object or person.
Matrons- A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.
Purport- to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely:
Behoof- use; advantage; benefit
Repute- estimation in the view of others; reputation
Malefactresses- a woman who violates the law or does evil.
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