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abundance
An amount that is large or more than enough.
aesthetic
Concerning the appreciation of beauty.
anxious
Eager.
benumb
To make numb or inactive.
commodity
Something useful that can benefit a person.
concerted
Planned or accomplished together.
court
Building where legal decisions are made.
despair
To be without hope or to lose all hope.
dignity
The condition or quality of having worth or of being honorable.
discrimination
Unequal treatment of a person or group.
divers
Various.
efficiency
The condition or quality of bringing about a desired result without waste of time, materials, or energy.
game
Wild animals, birds, or fish hunted for food or sport.
giving in
Surrendering, yielding.
hath
Has.
immense
Of great size.
isthmus
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
Isthmus fever
Fever or malaria associated with traveling in and around the Isthmus of Panama.
justice
Fairness.
latter
The second of two things mentioned previously.
noble
Impressive.
novel
Very new, unusual, or different.
operation
Procedure or action.
opportunity
A chance to do something.
ordnance
Weapons and ammunition.
pace
The length of a person's step.
physically
Relating to the body.
principle
Rule.
production
The creation or making of a good.
refuge
A safe place.
resolution
Formal decision.
scarcely
Hardly.
seek
To try to find or get.
seldom
Not often.
shallop
A small open boat used mainly in shallow waters.
situation
A settlement's location.
solitude
Having privacy or being secluded from other people.
sounded
To measure the depth of water, often using a weighted line.
supervision
Watching over and inspecting the action, work, or performance of.
yarn
Long, complicated story.