Fable

n.

Fiction; untruth; falsehood.

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Scathing

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Scath

Accomplice

n.

An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

Renowmed

a.

Renowned.

Keloid

a.

Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.

Farther

adv.

At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.

Recreate

v. i.

To take recreation.

Babylonish

n.

Confused; Babel-like.

Lightning

n.

A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.

Aborted

a.

Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.

Kerve

v. t.

To carve.

Rosemary

n.

A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or constancy.

Heremitical

a.

Of or pertaining to a hermit; solitary; secluded from society.