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1. bē̆l adj.

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(a) Fair, fine, good, excellent; of a woman: beautiful; bel cher, good company; bel chose, bel chist, female sex organ; bel sone, good son, ?grandson; la bel, the beautiful one; (b) in personal names…

2. 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.

3. estraunge adj.

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(a) Haughty, reserved; (b) as noun: something external to the body, a foreign substance.

4. luxūriǒus adj.

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(a) Lustful, lecherous; (b) wanton, outrageous.

5. overcharce adj.

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Of human hair: too sparse or scanty.

6. parochial adj.

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Parochial; chirche parochial, the principal church of a parish; messe parochial, a mass intended for the members of the parish; prest parochial, the priest administering a parish; parochial rightes

7. pẹ̄nī̆ble adj.

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(a) Painstaking, concerned, assiduous, devoted; (b) able to endure pain, stoical, hardy; penible to waken, inured to waking; (c) painful, bitter, agonizing; also, most painful, most distressing…

8. prenāble adj.

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(a) Capable of being taken by force, pregnable; also fig. obtainable; (b) of words: weighty, convincing [confused with preignaunt].

9. 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.

10. ramāǧeǒus adj.

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Of an animal or of young men likened to same: (a) wild, untamed, violent; (b) ?in rut.

11. rēal adj.(1)

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(a) Of a king, one of the royal family, his power, dignity, etc.: majestic, royal, kingly; real blod, blod real [see also blod n. 6a.(a)]; real estat, estat real [see also estat n. 11d.]; real

12. receivāble adj.

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(a) Able to be received, capable of being received; acceptable; (b) of an excuse: admissible; (c) able to receive, capable of receiving; receivable thing, a receptacle, container.

13. rē̆nāble adj.

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(a) Eloquent; of a person's speech: fluent; (b) having the faculty of reason, wise; (c) moderate, reasonable; renable to, proportionate to (sth.); (d) as adv.: eloquently, fluently.

14. repugnaunt adj.

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

15. rǒuǧe adj.

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(a) Red; (b) as noun: a red color; rouge clere, bright red; (c) in place names.

16. rǒund(e adj.

Additional spellings: rounde
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(a) Spherical in shape; of any of the four elements: constituting a sphere; round as an appel (a bal, ani bal); round bodies, the celestial spheres; (b) more or less spherical in shape; also, of a…

17. Sarasī̆neis adj.

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(a) Of Saracen manufacture or style; brouet Sarasineis blaunk, a milk-based sauce; (b) of Saracen birth; (c) as noun: the territory of the Saracens [cp. Sarasinesse n.(a)].

18. savāǧe adj.

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(a) Of a person: wild, barbarous, uncivilized; of one's manner: rude; also as epithet; (b) of an animal or its nature: wild, not domesticated; untamed; (c) of land: wild, uncultivated; of a forest…

19. scrūpulǒus adj.

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

20. secce adj.

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Dry; brouet secce, soup or sauce usu. made with dry wine.

21. sē̆f adj.

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Pleasant, agreeable.

22. sēsǒunāble adj.

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(a) According to the season of the year; suitable for the time of year; of weather, wind: favorable, pleasant; (b) of timber: mature, ready to be felled; sesounable wode; (c) of vinegar, a drink: well…

23. socǒurāble adj.

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(a) Helpful, ready to help; (b) affording military aid; (c) affording protection, sheltering; -- used in fig. context.

24. sodein adj.

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(a) Happening all at once, appearing or occurring suddenly; of a disease, morbid condition, etc.: developing quickly, appearing spontaneously; of a change: abrupt; sodein drede (fer, gastnesse)

25. 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…

26. sō̆r(e adj.(1)

Additional spellings: sore
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(a) Of a horse: reddish-brown; as noun: a sorrel horse; sor bausand, a piebald sorrel horse; sor grisel, a grayish sorrel horse; red sor, reddish-brown; also, a reddish-brown horse; (b) of a hawk in…

27. soudiǒur adj.

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Employed for a wage, paid; knightes soudiours, knights paid for military service.

28. soverain adj.

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(a) Of a person: outstanding in some respect, excellent; distinguished, renowned, worthy; ben soverain, to be preeminent; ben soverain to his plesaunce, be very pleasing to him; (b) of something, a…

29. spāciǒus adj.

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Spacious, large, roomy.

30. 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…

31. 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)…

32. 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…

33. sponǧiǒus adj.

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Spongelike in nature, spongy; porous; spongious shapen.

34. squār(e adj.

Additional spellings: square
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(a) Having a square surface or covering a square area; in the shape of a square; of a formation of troops: square in outline; of a cloister: four-sided, rectangular; also, of walls: enclosing a square…

35. 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…

36. stage adj.

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Of animal skins: dried by stretching, without seasoning; also, as noun: dried, unseasoned skins.

37. staunch(e adj.

Additional spellings: staunche
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(a) Water-tight, solidly made; also, in good repair or condition; (b) firm, intact; certain; (c) of a wound: staunched; of a wounded person: not bleeding; of a stuffed capon: firmly closed; (d)…

38. stǒut(e adj.

Additional spellings: stoute
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(a) Bold, valiant; skilled in battle, strong in fight, mighty; stout and sterne, sterne and stout; (b) of pagan gods: powerful; -- used iron., with possible pun on sense 5.(b); (c) of the countenance…

39. straunǧe adj.

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Of persons: (a) foreign; (b) barbarian; (c) unknown, unfamiliar; -- also used of a dog; (d) ignorant; straunge unto, unfamiliar with; (e) from elsewhere, alien, not belonging to the place where found…

40. streit adj.

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(a) Of sewing, a binding, bond, etc.: tight, tightly pulled or bound; (b) of a garment, ring, clothing, etc.: tight-fitting; streit clothed (gloved), wearing tight-fitting clothing (gloves); streit

41. stultī adj.

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Foolish.

42. sturdī adj.

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Bold, valiant; strong in fight, mighty; bellicose; also, as noun: a brave or mighty man [quot. a1500(?c1400)].

43. suant adj.

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(a) Following in time or order, ensuing, subsequent; (b) appropriate.

44. 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)…

45. sufferāble adj.

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(a) Able to be endured, endurable, bearable, tolerable; (b) allowable, permissible, worthy of being permitted or tolerated; but in cas sufferable (case sufferablis), except in permissible case(s.

46. sufferaunt adj.

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(a) Willing to bear hardship, affliction, etc.; (b) self-restrained, slow to anger, calm; (c) patiently awaiting an event; also, as noun: one who patiently waits.

47. sufficient adj.

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(a) Adequate for a purpose, enough, sufficient; of adequate number, size, strength, etc. for a certain purpose; also, appropriate [quots. 1st & ?c1425]; (b) sufficient to, adequate for (sb. or sth.)…

48. suffisaunt adj.

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(a) Adequate for a purpose, enough, sufficient; of adequate quantity, strength, etc. for a certain purpose; also, appropriate, proper [quots. 2nd & c1475 Abbrev.Trip.SSecr.]; (b) with preps…

49. supersticiǒus adj.

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(a) Based on, characterized by, or involving faith in supernatural powers, magical, magic; also, associated with or characteristic of pagan religion or false religious belief; (b) having or credited…

50. surfē̆tǒus adj.

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(a) Excessive, intemperate, extravagant; also, overindulgent [quot. c1450]; (b) wicked; (c) as adv.: excessively; overabundantly.

51. surquidẹ̄ adj.

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Presumptuous, proud.

52. suspeciǒus adj.

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(a) Inclined to believe ill, jealous; full of suspicions, mistrustful; ben suspecious to, to have suspicions of (sb.); (b) regarded with suspicion, distrusted; liable to excite suspicion, exciting…

53. taille adj.

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In combs.: estat (fe, stat) taille, an estate or office held in heritable tenure limited to some particular class of heirs; also, an arrangement by which an estate or heritable office is entailed; in

54. taunī adj.

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(a) Of a brownish-orange color, tawny-colored; tauni water, tawny-colored dye; (b) as surname.

55. temperẹ̄ adj.

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(a) Of a person: ?modest; ?restrained; (b) of a place: having a mild climate, moderate in temperature.

56. temporā̆l adj.

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(a) Lasting a short time, fleeting; having a finite duration, transitory; (b) temporal imnes, eccl. hymns belonging to the temporale, for use during mass at specific feasts and seasons of the…

57. tempre adj.

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(a) Of a person: restrained in conduct; of a person's behavior: temperate, moderate; (b) of sleep, diet: moderate; of a bath: of moderate warmth; of the quality of heat in food, drink, or a bodily…

58. tender adj.

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(a) Immature, young; unsophisticated, innocent, naive; ?also, unblemished, spotless [quot. c1475]; also, fig. of a dream: recent; (b) tender age, youth, childhood; law legal minority; tender of age,

59. terrē̆ne adj.

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(a) Earthly, terrestrial; paradise terrene, earthly paradise; (b) physical, corporeal.

60. terrestre adj.

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(a) Terrestrial, earthly; of the earth, earthy; (b) paradise terrestre, the Garden of Eden; also fig.; (c) paradise terrestre, the dwelling place of the righteous dead or translated pending the Last…

61. tisik(e adj.

Additional spellings: tisike
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(a) Suffering from the disease phthisic; (b) as noun: one who suffers from the disease phthisic.

62. torcenciǒus adj.

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Extortionate, corrupt.

63. torciǒus adj.

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Injurious, hurtful.

64. traitǒur adj.

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(a) Guilty of treason against the king or the realm, traitorous; disobedient to or rebellious against the law; of one's body or heart: belonging to a traitor; of a plot: treasonable; (b) guilty of the…

65. traitǒurǒus adj.

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(a) Disloyal to king or country, traitorous, treasonable; (b) treacherous, false, wicked.

66. transitōrī(e adj.

Additional spellings: transitorie
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(a) Pertaining to the secular world, merely temporal, worldly, or material; finite, impermanent; also, as noun: worldly goods [quot. a1500(?a1430)]; transitori time(s, temporality, time as opposed to…

67. travailǒus adj.

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(a) Hardworking, industrious, active; of silence: accompanied by hard work; of objects: heavily used; also, as noun: those who are industrious [last quot.]; (b) demanding, laborious, difficult…

68. traversaunt adj.

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Opposing, contrary.

69. treble adj.

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(a) Threefold; composed of three like elements or parts; also, having three aspects, tripartite; (b) multiplied or increased thrice; of actions: performed three times; (c) treble in philosophie

70. trecherǒus adj.

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(a) False to sworn oaths or sacred obligations, faithless, traitorous; maliciously guileful, dissembling, dishonest; also, as noun: a treacherous person;—also coll.; (b) designed to deceive, mislead…

71. trechǒur adj.

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Treacherous, traitorous, deceitful.

72. trenchaunt adj.

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(a) Cutting, keen, sharp; (b) flexible, versatile; (c) as surname.

73. tresmǒuntaine adj.

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North; sterre tresmountaine, the polestar or North Star;—used fig.

74. trētāble adj.

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(a) Easily manipulated, workable, malleable, flexible; of diseased flesh, a wound, an inflamed tonsil: pliable, yielding; also, fig. of the heart: made ready to be worked, receptive; (b) knowable by…

75. trētīs adj.

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(a) Of the face or nose: slender, graceful, well formed; (b) of a bow: well proportioned.

76. trǒuble adj.

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(a) Turbid, murky, stirred up; also, full of dregs, mud, sand, etc.; of moving water: turbulent, churned up; also in fig. context; also, as noun: a turbid drink [quot. a1393, 2nd]; (b) unsettled…

77. trǒublǒus adj.

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(a) Turbid, murky; of the sea: churning, turbulent; of the atmosphere: stormy; also in fig. context; (b) violent, changeable; (c) clouded, opaque, dimmed; also [last quot.], darkened, not bright;—used…

78. tulī adj.

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(a) Deep or brilliant red, crimson; tuli red, vermilion or cinnabar used as a cosmetic; tuli silke; (b) as noun: a deep red color; also, fabric of such a color.

79. Turkeis adj.

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(a) Of Turkish manufacture, style, or provenance; Turkeis boue, boue Turkeis; (b) as noun: the Turkish language.

80. turneābille adj.

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(a) Able to be turned or moved around; (b) ?pertaining to a solstice or an equinox; (c) changeable, mutable.

81. unded adj.

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Having a wavy pattern.

82. unheite adj.

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Unfit, unwell, infirm.

83. unplīāble adj.

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Unbending, firm.

84. ūsaunt adj.

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(a) Of swearers: habitual, frequent; of lechery: prevalent, common; (b) usaunt to, inured to (gluttony, sin, swearing), habituated to; (c) with inf.: accustomed (to do sth.), wont.

85. vacaunt adj.

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(a) Unoccupied, empty; uninhabited, tenantless; also in fig. context [last quot.] (b) vacaunt of (from), lacking in (sth.), free of; also in fig. context [last quot.]; (c) of time: unfilled by…

86. vailaunt adj.

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(a) Possessing or displaying valor, courage, prowess, etc., valiant; also, physically powerful, strong; also, as noun: a person of valor or might, a valiant fighter [quot. c1440]; as epithet: the

87. variaunt adj.

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(a) Undergoing successive or alternate changes; tending to change, changeable; also, subject to change or doubt (b) existing in a range of possible forms, conditions, etc.; showing variation,…

88. vein adj.

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(a) Without meaning, purpose, or value; worthless, useless; idle, of no benefit; unnecessary; insignificant; vein places, places of idleness or amusement (b) empty, vacant, void; also, devoid; (c)…

89. venimǒus adj.

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(a) Naturally endowed with venom, capable of introducing or injecting a toxic substance by means of a bite, sting, etc.; venomous, deadly; also in fig. context; of a bite, dragon’s breath, etc…

90. vermail(e adj.

Additional spellings: vermaile
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Of a red or bright red color, vermilion; also in fig. context; of wine: red.

91. verrẹ̄ adj.

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Her. Of a coat of arms: having a field tinctured with two or more alternating colors, usu. a metal and a color.

92. verrei adj.

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(a) Factually accurate, consistent with reality, properly representing the truth; of faith: true; also, orthodox (b) true to an original, truly representative; of an example, analogy, a dictum: apt;…

93. vert adj.

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(a) Her. Tinctured with the color green; (b) cook. in combs.: vert desir, a dish made with parsley for coloring; sauce vert, = vert-sauce n.; (c) sauge vert, fresh sage, as opposed to the dried herb.

94. vertū̆ǒus adj.

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Of weaponry: powerful; of power: mighty, potent.

95. viciǒus adj.

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(a) Unwholesome, impure; also, corrupting, insalubrious; also in fig. context [last quot.] (b) of a text: erroneous or corrupt; (c) pernicious, harmful; (d) law ?improperly executed, invalid;…

96. victōriǒus adj.

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(a) Achieving or demonstrating military supremacy, triumphing in feats of arms or strength, victorious; also, consistently superior in combat, contests, etc., invincible; of deeds or battles…

97. vigō̆rǒus adj.

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(a) Mighty, powerful; (b) energetic in combat, valiant; fierce, warlike; (c) energetic in the pursuit of a goal, purposive; bestirred to action, zealous; (d) impassioned; (e) as surname.

98. vīl(e adj.

Additional spellings: vile
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(a) Of an abstract entity or a nonmaterial thing: offensive to the moral sense, morally repugnant (b) of a material thing, the world, etc.: of no value or utility, worthless, undesirable; also, of…

99. vilein adj.

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(a) Ill-bred, not refined; also, ill-mannered, discourteous; churlish; also used of the heart; (b) wicked, evil, vicious.

100. vituperāciǒun adj.

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Blame, censure.