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1. Austī̆n n.(1) & adj.

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(a) A friar of the Augustinian order; (b) Austin frere, an Augustinian friar.

2. avǒut(e)rēr(e adj.

Additional spellings: avoutrer, avouterer, avoutrere
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Adulterous; adulterated.

3. contrārie adj.

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Of paired entities: opposing, opposed, opposite, contrasting, contrastive; ben contrarie to, to be opposed to or contrast with (sth.); al contrarie, even contrarie, exactly opposite, reversed…

4. dēmūr adj.

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Quiet, well-mannered, poised, dignified, grave, sedate; of the sea: calm; benigne and demur, kind and gentle; demur of age, mature; also as AF surname.

5. eirond adj.

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Her. Of a fish: Upright (in pale) with the head at the top (in chief), as if rising to the surface for air; hauriant.

6. fāmǒus adj.

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(a) Celebrated, renowned, famous; (b) well-reputed, estimable; (c) well-known.

7. pleuretik adj.

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As noun: a person suffering from pleurisy.

8. prēterit adj.

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(a) Before the present, past; preterit time; (b) having to do with the past; (c) gram. of tense in Latin: denoting action in the past; preterit imparfit tens, the imperfect tense.

9. propiciǒus adj.

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Inclined to grant favor, generous; disposed to grant pardon or forgiveness.

10. repugnaunt adj.

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(a) Hostile, opposed; also, resistant; as noun: the opposite, the contrary; (b) contradictory, inconsistent.

11. scrūpulǒus adj.

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Characterized by fine distinctions of doubt; also, troubled by pangs of conscience [1st quot.].

12. sō̆litārī(e adj.

Additional spellings: solitarie
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(a) Alone, without company [a few exx. with verbs resten, setten, sitten could be construed as adv.; cp. solitarili adv.]; single, one and no more; also, deprived of loved ones [quot.: a1420]; also…

13. spāciǒus adj.

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Spacious, large, roomy.

14. speciā̆l(e adj.

Additional spellings: speciale
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(a) Given or granted in unusual circumstances, exceptional; (b) of persons, a commission: selected for an important task; specially chosen; (c) extraordinary, distinguished in some way, having a…

15. spiritāl adj.

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(a) Pertaining to the spiritual realm; ecclesiastical; also, as noun: the body of spiritual, as opposed to secular, concerns; spirital fader, a superior in the church; (b) pious, spiritual; (c)…

16. spiritū̆āl adj.

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(a) Immaterial; consisting solely of intellect, purely intellectual; (b) having the properties of the immaterial: of virtues: unbounded, infinite; of torment: intangible; (c) phil. & theol. of form…

17. sponǧiǒus adj.

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Spongelike in nature, spongy; porous; spongious shapen.

18. stāble adj.

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(a) Constant, steadfast; also, steadfast in virtue, virtuous; stable and stedfast, stedfast (ferm, etc.) and stable; stable in feith (bileve), stable of bileve; (b) of a lover: faithful, true; of…

19. stultī adj.

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Foolish.

20. subǧet adj.

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(a) Obedient, submissive; compliant; also, deferential; also fig.; subget to (unto); (b) put to the service of someone or something else; of service to another; also, subordinate; subget to (til); (c)…