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Domineering

Authoritative, Bossy, Despotic (Adjective).

Contemptuous

Abhorrent, Disdainful, Scornful (Adjective).

Despondent

Dejected, Depressed, Discouraged (Adjective).

Lord Ashbourne

Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (Noun).

Vivacity

Energy, Enthusiasm, Liveliness (Noun).

Admonishment

Advice, Counsel, Adjuration (Noun).

Demarcation

Distinction, Separation, Differentiation (Noun).

Unregenerate

Unrepentant, Impenitent, Remorseless (Adjective).

The Conquest

The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 (Noun).

Combustion

Burning, Kindling, Ignition (Noun).

Antiquary

A collector of antique goods (Noun).

Hibernicis ipsis Hibernicores

“More Irish than the Irish themselves” – Latin phrase.

Consumption

Tuberculosis – Archaic Usage (Noun).

Petulance

Grumpiness, Biliousness, Crossness (Noun).

Depraved

Corrupt, Debased, Debauched (Adjective).

Insolence

Impertinence, Imprudence (Noun).

Gaunt

Haggard, Skeletal, Emaciated (Adjective).

Uncouthness

Barbarism, Boorishness, Gracelessness (Noun).

Perpetually

Eternally, Indelibly, Forever (Adverb).

Speculate

Assume, Guess, Conjecture (Verb).

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