abbot

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abbot
(n) A man who is the head or superior, usually
elected, of a monastery
? Praying Abbot

• The abbot received us kindly and sent to my
  mother gentle words and a marvelous small book of
  saints, their feast days, and their great works.
• When the abbot rings his bell, all of the monks
  play music.
• At the abbey, the abbot forced all of the monks
  to be silent.

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abominable
(adj) repugnantly hateful detestable loathsome

• Robert is abominable and I puzzle that she had
  any more children after bearing him first.
• Contrary to popular belief, the Abominable
  Snowman is not actually that abominable, for he
  gives people snow cones before murdering them.
• That abominable boy peed in my Mothers Day mug!

Abominable snowman
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Crusade
(n) Any of the military expeditions undertaken by
the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and
13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land
from the Muslims
Army marching to the Crusade

• I was finally able to speak to Uncle George about
  my idea of going on crusade to the Holy Land.
• For my Lord, I shall join the rest of the
  scholars on a crusade to take back the Holy Land.
• One of my ancestors was a part of a crusade she
  fought Muslims and died bravely alongside her
  fellow scholars.

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dovecote
(n) A structure, usually at a height above the
ground, for housing domestic pigeons
? Dovecote
It is moat and muddy yard, house and stables and
barn, dovecote, privy, and pig yard. As I entered
the dovecote, I was pelted with pigeon droppings
and came out covered in poo. After I put my
domesticated pigeons in my dovecote, I laid back
on my couch and watched football.
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impudence
(n) Lack of modesty shamelessness
A beggar with impudence

• There was a hanging in Riverford today. I am
  being punished for impudence again, so was not
  allowed to go.
• Timmy was being immodest and oozing with
  impudence around less fortunate children, and was
  labeled as a bully.
• Donald Trump is constantly made fun of because of
  his disgusting impudence.

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minstrel
(n) A musician, singer, or poet
? Minstrel

• Or a wandering minstrel with music in his throat
  and mischief in his eye.
• For my birthday, my parents hired a minstrel to
  provide music and entertainment.
• I want to run away and become a minstrel,
  singing, dancing, and writing poetry.

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nunnery
(n) A building or group of buildings for nuns
convent
A church or nunnery

• I thought mayhap to join a nunnery instead, but
  as the chief occupation of nuns is embroidery, it
  would be like falling from the spit into the
  cooking fire.
• Because of a misunderstanding, King Arthur sent
  Guinevere to a nunnery to live a bland, sad life.
  
• The young girl was disobedient and useless, so
  her parents sent her to a nunnery to live a holy
  life.

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peevish
(adj) showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood

• I am stubborn, peevish, and as prickly as a
  thistle.
• My teacher was peevish when I copied from a
  co-student.
• Terriers are often peevish types of dogs, being
  difficult to their owners.

The woman was very peevish.
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privy
(n) outhouse
Guy scuba diving in the privy

• The bubbly mess stinks worse than the privy in
  the summer.
• The child wet himself before making it to the
  privy.
• Being in a privy during an earthquake would be
  terrible and very, very, messy.

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vellum
(n) calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated
for use as a writing purposes
? Albums of vellum

• I preferred smoothing and powdering the vellum
  pages after they looked less like animals, even
  though the powder got into my hair and my nose
  and my clothes.
• The teacher pulled out an ancient book bound with
  vellum from a calf.
• The monks were able to emboss on the leather-like
  vellum cover.