A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Glossary

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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Glossary

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Plaudit

Enthusiastic approval

Reprobate

Rogue, scoundrel

Diminutive

Petite, mini

Brobdignag

Land of Giants

Perused

Examined, scrutinized

Malevolent

Hostile, evil

Eerie

Frightening, unnatural

Beguiled

Mystified, dazzled

Remiss

Thoughtless, neglectful

Asperity

Bitterness, harshness

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