Napoleon: A-C
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Abated
Became less intense or widespread
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Abode
A place of residence; a home
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Accoutrements
Additional items of dress or equipment; military trappings
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Acid-inhibiting pills
Medication to reduce stomach acid
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Adjutant
A military officer assisting a senior officer
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Adulatory
Excessively praising or admiring
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Alighted
Descended from a train, carriage, or horse
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Almanacs
Annual calendars with important dates and statistics
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Aloofness
Emotional distance or withdrawal
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Alsatian
Relating to Alsace (French border region with Germany)
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Amelioration
Improvement; making something better
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Antennae
Sensory feelers; metaphorically instincts
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Approbation
Approval or praise
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Apropos
Very appropriate to a situation
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Arboreal
Relating to or living in trees
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Arias
Long solo songs in opera
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Arraigned
Brought before a court to answer charges
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Arrears
Money owed from an earlier time
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Ascetic
Practicing strict self-discipline and abstinence
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Assuage
To lessen an unpleasant feeling
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Augur / Auguries
To predict; signs or omens
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Aviary
Enclosure for keeping birds
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Avuncular
Kind and friendly like an uncle
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Awning
Canvas covering for shelter from sun or rain
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Axles
Central shafts for rotating wheels
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Bagatelles
Trivial things
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Baubles
Showy but low-value trinkets
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Becalmed
Stuck without wind (sailing)
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Belch
To emit gas noisily from the stomach
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Belie / Belied
To contradict; give a false impression
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Bellicose / Bellicosity
Aggressive; eager to fight
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Bemusement
Confusion or puzzlement
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Bequest
Something left in a will
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Bibliophile
A lover or collector of books
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Birth-pangs
The struggle of a new beginning
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Bivouacked
Camped temporarily without shelter
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Blithely
In a carefree (sometimes indifferent) way
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Bonhomie
Cheerful friendliness
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Browbeat
To intimidate with harsh words
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Brusque
Abrupt in manner
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Bugbear
A recurring source of fear or irritation
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Bungler
Someone clumsy or incompetent
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Burlesque
A comically exaggerated imitation
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Buxom
Plump, especially with a large bust
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Cadaverous
Pale and thin like a corpse
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Cajoled
Persuaded by flattery or coaxing
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Calcinated
Reduced to powder by burning
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Candelabras
Branched candlesticks
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Candour
Openness and honesty
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Cantonments
Military quarters
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Caprice
Sudden change of mood
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Carbine
Short, light rifle
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Carping
Critical; hard to please
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Caroused
Drank and celebrated noisily
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Cassation
Annulment of a legal decision
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Castigated
Severely reprimanded
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Catamite
A boy kept for sexual purposes (historical term)
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Centime
1/100 of a franc
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Chaffing
Good-natured teasing
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Chicory
Plant root used as coffee substitute
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Chimerical
Unrealistic; imaginary
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Chit
Short official note
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Churlish
Rude and surly
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Claret
Bordeaux wine; deep purplish red
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Codicils
Additions to a will
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Coeval
Of the same age or origin
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Colts
Young male horses
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Comestibles
Food items
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Commensurate
Proportional in size or degree
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Compartmentalizing
Separating concerns into categories
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Conflagration
Large destructive fire
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Connoisseur
Expert judge in taste
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Constancy
Faithfulness and reliability
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Consternation
Shock or dismay
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Contemporaneous
Existing at the same time
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Contemptuous
Showing scorn
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Contrived
Artificial or deliberately created
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Contusion
A bruise
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Convalesced
Recovered after illness
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Coquettish
Lightly flirtatious
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Corniche
Road along a cliff
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Cornucopia
Abundant supply
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Corpulency
Obesity
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Corroboration
Supporting evidence
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Coruscating
Flashing or brilliantly critical
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Crenellating
Adding battlements to a wall
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Crypto
Secret or concealed
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Curate
Clergy member assisting a vicar