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::: buccaneer - pirate
::: domicile - home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
::: secession - withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
::: impertinent - insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence
::: persevere - continue steadily in spite of difficulties
::: homespun - domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
::: uxorious - excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife
::: bilious - suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
::: brazen - insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
::: respite - time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve