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(p. 5) Parochial
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 (adj.) 1. of or relating to a church parish. 2. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook. |
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(p. 10) Pulpit
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 (n.) an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service. |
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(p. 14) Blatant
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 (adj.)1. noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner. 2. brazenly obvious. |
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(p. 31) Defamation
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(n.) the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny.
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(p. 31) Bemused
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(adj.) bewildered or confused.
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(p. 34) Methodical
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(adj.) arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order.
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(p. 34) Inculcation
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(n.) the act of implanting by repeated statement or admonition or teaching persistently and earnestly.
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(p. 34) Arbiter
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(n.) a person with power to settle a dispute; a judge.
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(p. 35) Resurgence
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(n.) a rising again into life, activity, or prominence.
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(p. 36) Laxity
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(n.) the quality or state of being lax.
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(p. 36) Burlesque
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(n.) an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, mocks something.
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(p. 36) Yeomanry
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(n.) the body of yeomen, specifically the body of small landed proprietors of the middle class.
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(p. 62) Deference
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(n.) respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
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(p. 83) Vestry
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(n.) a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
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(p. 83) Anteroom
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(n.) an outer room that leads to another room and that is often used as a waiting room.
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