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- bane
- A cause of harm, ruin, or death: “Obedience,/Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,/Makes slaves of men†(Percy Bysshe Shelley).
- forlorn
- Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned. Forsaken or deprived: forlorn of all hope.
- hapless
- unlucky, unfortunate
- feign
- To imitate so as to deceive: feign another's voice.
- beguile
- To deceive by guile; delude Beguile suggests deceiving by means of charm or allure: They beguiled unwary investors with tales of overnight fortunes.
- rue
- To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for.
- ruse
- A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge
- bard
- a poet, esp. a lyric poet
- coalesce
- To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders.
- primordial
- Being or happening first in sequence of time; original. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.
- hearth
- The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement. Family life; the home.
- doldrums
- A period of stagnation or slump. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
- farce
- A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed election was a farce.
- templates
- A pattern or mold, such as a thin metal plate with a cut pattern, used as a guide in making something accurately
- wily
- cunning; full of wiles
- paragon
- A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example: a paragon of virtue.
- mollify
- To calm in temper or feeling; soothe.