Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams - Sixth President of the Unied States by William Henry Seward
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exigency
Requiring much effort or immediate action. Pressing or urgent situation. extirpate Pull up by the roots. Destroy totally; exterminate. Remove by surgery. fain Happily; gladly. garniture Garnish; embellishment. gratulation To congratulate. green withes Cords or bowstrings used to bind Samson; Judges 16:8. habiliments Special dress or garb associated with an occasion or office. hecatomb Large-scale sacrifice; sacrifice to the ancient Greek and Roman gods of 100 oxen. importunity Importunate request; an insistent or pressing demand. indefeasible Cannot be annulled or made void. |
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