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Arranged at just the right time…the guards turning on their passengers…a man could make quite a profit, then blame it all on banditry.
n
the practice of plundering in gangs
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Vin could sense his apprehension.
noun
The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
noun
The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
noun
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
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“I burn pewter,” Ham said.
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An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
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An alloy of tin and lead.
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Items made of pewter; pewterware.
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“Well, I was going to go and chastise my prude of a brother.
verb
To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.
verb
To castigate; to severely scold or censure (someone).
verb
To lightly criticize or correct (someone).
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It’s just that…well, this seems a bit foolhardy.”
adjective
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
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Still, their friendliness was disconcerting.
adjective
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
"Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting."
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That means no coercions.
noun
(not countable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
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(not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
noun
A specific instance of coercing.
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The Canton of Finance was hardly the most threatening of Ministry offices—the Canton of Inquisition, or even the Canton of Orthodoxy, had a far more ominous reputation.
adjective
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
adjective
Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
"California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011"
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sense ‘handle roughly’ from the early use ‘hang, strangle’. scrag-end n. [mass noun] BRITISH the inferior end of a neck of mutton. scraggy adj. (scraggier, scraggiest) (of a person or animal) thin and bony. (also chiefly NORTH AMERICAN scraggly
adjective
Rough and irregular; jagged.
adjective
Lean or thin, scrawny.
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The usual rabble lounged at tables in the room, playing at dice or discussing minor jobs.
verb
To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
verb
To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out
noun
A bewildered or meaningless string of words.
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“First we’ll have to persuade her not to scowl so often, Master Kelsier,” Sazed noted.
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The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
noun
(by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
verb
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
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“You won’t need to mingle during this visit, I think.
noun
The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group
verb
To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product
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Six braziers burned with open flames at the corners of the large, dome-roofed chamber.
noun
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.
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Kelsier waved a farewell to the group, then ducked out of the room, whistling amiably to himself.
adverb
In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
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I’m not in the mood for one of Ham’s inane debates.”
noun
That which is void or empty.
adjective
Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
"This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never."
adjective
Purposeless; pointless
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“Timid?”
adjective
Lacking in courage or confidence.
"John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother."
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Is he the Ascended Avatar of God?
noun
The incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
noun
The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification.
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A digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.
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“My behavior is, nonetheless, deplorable.
noun
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
noun
(US politics) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
adjective
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
"Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them."
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“Are we to receive any explanation for your tardiness?”
noun
The state or quality of being tardy.
noun
The result or product of being tardy.
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The Martians seem to have calculated their descent with amazing subtlety--their mathematical learning is evidently far in excess of ours--and to have carried out their preparations with a well-nigh perfect unanimity.
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The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.
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Its air is much more attenuated than ours, its oceans have shrunk until they cover but a third of its surface, and as its slow seasons change huge snowcaps gather and melt about either pole and periodically inundate its temperate zones.
verb
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
verb
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
verb
To become thin or fine; to grow less.
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It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same.
noun
Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.
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Its air is much more attenuated than ours, its oceans have shrunk until they cover but a third of its surface, and as its slow seasons change huge snowcaps gather and melt about either pole and periodically inundate its temperate zones.
verb
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
"The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army."
verb
To overwhelm.
"The agency was inundated with phone calls."
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The last time he’d visited, the men had been typically ragtag and uncoordinated, like most skaa outcasts.
adjective
Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
"He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it."
adjective
Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.
"The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists."
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She even liked the strange little Spook and his crotchety uncle.
adjective
Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
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Barely into his twenties, he led his small squad of men with a level of solemnity that might have seemed self-important had he been any less competent.
noun
The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
"the solemnity of a funeral"
noun
An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
noun
A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.
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I know that I shouldn’t let a simple packman perturb me.
v
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
v
disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
v
cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
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into a roll. rag-rolled adj. rag-rolling n. rag rug n. a rug made from small strips of fabric hooked into or pushed through a base material such as hessian. ragtag adj. [attr.] untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character: a ragtag group of idealists. n. (also ragtag and bobtail) [in sing.] a disreputable or disorganized group of people. early 19th century: superseding earlier tag-rag and tag and rag (see rag1, tag
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in an incongruous manner
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[with obj.] praise (someone) excessively. adulator n. mid 18th century: from Latin adulat- ‘fawned on’, from the verb adulari. adulation
n
servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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“A single runaway or malcontent could betray us all to the Lord Ruler.
n
a person who is discontented or disgusted
s
discontented as toward authority
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The soldiers puffed up slightly at the words.
v
smoke and exhale strongly
v
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
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It is a pastoral land, certainly.
n
a musical composition that evokes rural life
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a letter from a pastor to the congregation
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a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
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The men relished the meal with a joyful boisterousness, drinking their small allotment of ale and celebrating the moment.
n
a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
n
the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
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We picked up a group of Terris packmen to guide us through the difficult mountain passages.
n
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
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are packed for transportation or storage. packing station n. an official depot where goods are graded and packed. packman n. (pl. packmen) ARCHAIC a pedlar. pack rat n. 1 another term for WOODRAT
n
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
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Master Kelsier intended to begin your training in earnest again when he returned, anyway.
n
something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
s
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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“Niceing the not on the playing without.”
noun
Derived form of 'nice'.
"a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera"
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Tyden flushed, and Vin eyed him with curiosity.
v
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
v
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
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Clubs sat quietly by the side wall, looking as curmudgeonly as ever, but Vin caught sight of a slight smile on his lips.
s
brusque and surly and forbidding
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Vin the urchin?
n
poor and often mischievous city child
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He’s not omnipotent, either—if he were, he wouldn’t have needed to execute all of those skaa to try and frighten the city into submission.
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Ham chuckled again, but the levity seemed forced.
n
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
n
a manner lacking seriousness
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I’ll try and send you another missive once I have more information.”
n
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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gather, as of natural products
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hold back to a later time
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yield to another's wish or opinion
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3506 | Added on Sunday , May 26, 2013, 12:22 AM lurch The Cost of Betrayal (The Half-Orcs, Boo k 2) (Dav id Dalglish) - Highlight Loc.
n
an unsteady uneven gait
n
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
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abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
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1304 | Added on Monday , May 27, 2013, 12:38 AM kindred, The Cost of Betrayal (The Half-Orcs, Boo k 2) (Dav id Dalglish) - Highlight Loc.
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group of people related by blood or marriage
s
similar in quality or character
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related by blood or marriage
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2010 | Added on Monday , May 27, 2013, 01:22 AM somersaulted The Cost of Betrayal (The Half-Orcs, Boo k 2) (Dav id Dalglish) - Highlight Loc.
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166 | Added on Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:20 P M eviscerating The Weight of Blood (The Half-Orcs, Book 1) (Davi d Dalglish) - Highlight Loc.
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surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
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2398 | Added on Monday , May 27, 2013, 01:50 AM heresy, The Cost of Betrayal (The Half-Orcs, Boo k 2) (Dav id Dalglish) - Highlight Loc.
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any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion