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chariot | n: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome for warfare and racing | |
beware | v: to be cautious or careful about something or someone that may cause harm or danger | |
immortality | n: the state or quality of being able to live or last forever | |
haste | n: a sense of urgency or need for rapid action; excessive speed in movement or action | |
labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
leisure | n: the freedom provided by the absence of pressures or responsibilities | |
civility | n: polite and courteous behavior towards other people; a formalized display of politeness, often in the form of ritualized etiquette | |
strive | v: to try very hard to do, achieve, or obtain something | |
recess | n: a period of time when the members of a parliament, committee, etc., are adjourned; a short break in a trial in court | |
gaze | v: to stare at something or someone for an extended time, usually out of surprise or adoration, or because you are thinking about something else | |
grain | n: wheat or any other small hard seeds used as a food; a relatively small granular particle of a substance | |
quiver | v: to shake or tremble with a slight, rapid motion | |
chill | n: a feeling of coldness that makes one shiver; (verb) to make cool or cooler | |
gossamer | n: a fine, thin, and usually transparent fabric; a delicate and filmy substance, such as a spider’s silk; (adjective) delicate, light, and airy | |
gown | n: a long, flowing garment worn on formal occasions, especially by women | |
pause | v: to take a short break from talking or doing something before continuing | |
swelling | n: an abnormal local enlargement of a part of your body, mainly because of illness or injury | |
scarcely | adv: hardly or almost not; only just | |
visible | adj: capable of being seen; or open to easy view | |
cornice | n: a decorative, horizontal molding that crowns a building or furniture; a ledge or shelf along the top of a wall | |
surmise | v: to guess or assume something based on incomplete or limited information; to make an educated guess or inference based on what is known | |
eternal | adj: being without beginning or end; lasting forever |