Being a New Critic was fun, but it was kind of exhausting and time-consuming, so I'm going back to lexicography.
Precipice - a situation of great peril
Bereft - to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death
Parsonage - the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
Bachelor’s Button - any of various plants with round flower heads, esp. the cornflower.
Exonerate - to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate
Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.
Pirogue - a native boat, esp. an American dugout
Papist - a Roman Catholic
Infirmities - a physical weakness or ailment
Hoary - gray or white with age
Egregious - extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
Buttress - A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement
Novena - a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
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