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The Bottle Imp. Vocabulary. imp--a small, mischievous devil toilet-- the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance : “ her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs.” repose--temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion
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The Bottle Imp Vocabulary
imp--a small, mischievous devil toilet-- the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance : “her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs.” repose--temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion boatswain--a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
schooner • a sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast, and having gaff-rigged lower masts
gallows a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
chary—cautious; wary conspicuous--standing out so as to be clearly visible base--without moral principles; ignoble. E.g. “We hope his motives are nothing so base as money.” wroth- angry
to abate--become less intense or widespread to woo--try to gain the love of someone to reel—to lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently : “he punched Connolly in the ear, sending him reeling” to abide—to accept or act in accordance with
to brood—to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy to sunder—to split apart to surmise—to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it to misgive—to fill with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding : “my heart misgave me when I saw him”
Archaic aught--anything at all : “know you aught of this fellow, young sir?” ere--before