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Appalled
- verb - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
- strike with disgust or revulsion;
- struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Appellee
- - The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant. (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor.
Astilbes
- noun - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
Astyllen
- - A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.
Barflies
- unknown - people who frequent bars
Barillet
- - A little cask, or something resembling one.
Becalmed
- verb - 1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).
2. To make calm or still; soothe.
3. To deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to
- make steady; "steady yourself"
- Making still or quiet
- rendered motionless for lack of wind
Befallen
- verb - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
Begilded
- verb - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
Behalves
- noun - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";
- for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"