heaven vocab #3
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- concubine
- in certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status
- stipend
- a fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance
- bier
- a stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial
- proprietor
- one who has legal title to something; an owner
- carp
- to find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully
- swathe
- to wrap or bind or as if with bandages
- coddle
- to treat indulgently; baby
- pacify
- to ease the anger or irritation of. To end war, fighting or violence in, establish peace in
- expatriate
- one who has taken up residence in a foreign country or who has renounced one' native land
- seedy
- somewhat disreputable; worn and shabby, unkempt
- celestial
- of or relation to the sky or the heavens
- lecherous
- given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
- dowager
- a widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband
- deference
- submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgenment of another
- repose
- freedom from worry; peace of mind
- splayed
- to spread (limbs) out or apart, especially clumsily
- scullery
- a small room adjoining a kitchen, in which dish washing and other kitchen chores are done
- incredulous
- skeptical; disbelieving