domingo, 12 de febrero de 2012

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1.     Infallible: not liable to mislead, deceive, or disappoint
2.     Auto-da-fe: the ceremony for pronouncing judgment by the Inquisition which was followed by the execution of sentence by secular authorities
3.     Cassock: a close-fitting ankle-length garment worn especially in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches by the clergy and by laypersons assisting in services
4.     Flog: to beat with or as if with a rod or whip
5.     Hovel: an open shed or shelter
6.     Ointment: a salve or unguent for application to the skin
7.     Boudoir: a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room
8.     Utter: carried to the utmost point or highest degree
9.     Brocaded: a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
10. Feeble: markedly lacking in strength
11. Mincemeat: a finely chopped mixture (as of raisins, apples, and spices) sometimes with meat that is often used as pie filling
12. Brute: of or relating to beasts
13. Amenable: liable to be brought to account
14. Quarrel: to find fault
15. Roused: to cause to break from cover
16. Dwelt: to remain for a time
17. Rogue: a dishonest or worthless person
18. Thoroughbred: thoroughly trained or skilled
19. Dunghill: a heap of dung
20. Buttock: the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits



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