chivalry - the qualities
idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward
women, courtliness, good manners, graciousnessVocabulary for Castle in the Attic
chivalry - the qualities
idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward
women, courtliness, good manners, graciousness
chivalry - Chapter 2 - Page 9 - You have the kind of gentle soul that accepts the rules of chivalry.
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edict - A formal
pronouncement or command, announcement, law, decree, statute, order,
declaration, ruling
edict - Chapter 4 - Page 36 - Just days before my father died, he issued various edicts through Alastor.
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leer - a
sly or knowing look, smirk, sneer, turn your nose up, scorn, scuff, deride
leer - Chapter 6 - Page 51 - The head of Janus was clearly carved in the medal, and the leer of his faced looked evil under the magnifying glass.
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stalwart - having or marked by imposing physical strength, vigorous,
determined, unfaltering, steadfast
stalwartly - Chapter 7 - Page 69 - It didn't take him long to find her, marching stalwartly forward across what was now the great gray expanse of one flagstone, suitcase in hand.
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kindling - Easily ignited material, such as dry sticks of wood, used to
start a fire.
kindling - Chapter 9 - Page 87 - "Imagine how you would feel, my boy, if you were sitting to a nice meal of roasted mouse legs and your entire castle were lifted up and banged about like a mere piece of kindling. I doubt you would take it too kindly."
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aberration - disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state,
abnormality, oddness, peculiarity, irregularity
aberration - Chapter 11 - Page 112 - Suddenly, above the animal noises, he could distinguish the gurgling of a stream off to his left. He peered in the direction of the noise, and in the murky darkness he saw the glint of silver water as it fell over stones. Surely this isn't an aberration, he thought.
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furl - to be or become rolled up, wrap up, curl up, curl, wind up, fold up
furled - Chapter 13 - Page 135 - Out rolled his tongue, an immense carpet of red that furled into the sky and back into the black hole of his mouth.
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tyranny - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator,
dictatorship, domination, totalitarianism
tyranny - Chapter 16 - Page 160 - "My lord," he said with a formal bow. "We thank you for our freedom from the wizard's tyranny. We are at your command."
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