| stench | a bad smell | The stench from the compost heap made my eyes water. |
| impeded | blocked, hindered, prevented (from 'ped'=foot) | The restraints impeded his escape. |
| mute stupor | a speechless daze | He stood in mute stupor when he saw the movie star. |
| rag picker | a person who makes a living collecting and selling rags, a poor person | The rag picker sold his merchandize in the town square. |
| dialect | an accent, or a nonstandard version of a language | He spoke English, but his southern dialect was hard to follow. |
| survivors of the celestial conspiracy | angels who had rebelled against God (celestrial=heavenly) | In non-biblical legends about Christianity, the devils were proud angels lead by Lucifer. |
| magnanimous | generous (from 'magna'=big) | The magnanimous teacher loaned the student some money. |
| conjectures | guesses | He conjectured that the thief was the watchman. |
| catechism | a book summarizing Catholic religious beliefs | He studied his catechism when he was a child. |
| decrepit | destroyed, broken down | The decrepit fence fell over at the first sign of windy weather. |
| impertinence | rudeness | He was an exemplary student, but frequently impertinent. |
| Supreme Pontiff | the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church | The Supreme Pontiff would not grant Henry VIII his annulment. |
| ingenuous | simple, child-like | He acted ingenuous when asked why he didn't complete his assignment. |
| unwary | naive, unsuspecting | The unwary internet user might fall prey to one of many scams. |
| prudence | common sense, practical wisdom | He prudently gave his money to the man with the gun. |
| terrestrial | earthly | No terrestrial power could save the boy from certain death. |
| sterile | infertile, or unimaginative | The sterile field would yield no fruit. |
| Aramaic | the native language of Jesus | They found it odd that the angel could speak neither Latin nor Aramaic. |
| creolin | a compound used to disinfect and deodorize animal pens | They burned creolin to drive away mosquitoes.
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