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Explanation of impiety (noun)
form: impieties

irreverence toward God



   
Explanation of knavery (noun)
form: knaveries

deceitfulness in dealing



   
Explanation of predecessor (noun)
form: predecessors

an incumbent of a given office previous to another



   
Explanation of cat-o-nine-tails (noun)
an instrument consisting of cords, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy

Examples of cat-o-nine-tails
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Explanation of compulsory (adjective)
forced



   
Explanation of disappoint (verb)
forms: disappointed; disappointed; disappointing

to fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish or desire of



   
Explanation of forfeit (verb)
forms: forfeited; forfeited; forfeiting

to lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation



   
Explanation of protector (noun)
form: protectors

a defender



   
Explanation of discover (verb)
forms: discovered; discovered; discovering

to get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived



   
Explanation of canto (noun)
forms: canto; cantos

one of the divisions of an extended poem



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