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Peru At The Time Of The Conquest. — Reign2 Of Huayna Capac. — The Inca Brothers. — Contest For The Empire. — Triumph And Cruelties Of Atahuallpa.
Before accompanying the march of Pizarro and his followers3 into the country of the Incas, it is necessary to make the reader acquainted with the critical situation of the kingdom at that time. For the Spaniards arrived just at the consummation of an important revolution, — at a crisis most favorable to their views of conquest, and but for which, indeed, the conquest, with such a handful of soldiers, could never have been achieved. In the latter part of the fifteenth century died Tupac Inca Yupanqui, one of the most renowned4 of the “Children of the Sun,” who, carrying the Peruvian arms across the burning sands of Atacama, penetrated5 to the remote borders of Chili6, while in the opposite direction he enlarged the limits of the empire by the acquisition of the southern provinces of Quito. The war in this quarter was conducted by his son Huayna Capac, who succeeded his father on the throne, and fully8 equalled him in military daring and in capacity for government.
Under this prince, the whole of the powerful state of Quito, which rivalled that of Peru itself in wealth and refinement9, was brought under the sceptre of the Incas; whose empire received, by this conquest, the most important accession yet made to it since the foundation of the dynasty of Manco Capac. The remaining days of the victorious10 monarch11 were passed in reducing the independent tribes on the remote limits of his territory, and, still more, in cementing his conquests by the introduction of the Peruvian polity. He was
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con
n.反对的观点,反对者,反对票,肺病;vt.精读,学习,默记;adv.反对地,从反面;adj.欺诈的
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reign
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followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
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renowned
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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chili
n.辣椒
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dire
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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victorious
adj.胜利的,得胜的
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monarch
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
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actively
adv.积极地,勤奋地
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aged
adj.年老的,陈年的
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predecessors
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身
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monarchy
n.君主,最高统治者;君主政体,君主国
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capabilities
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gulf
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advent
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invaders
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apprehension
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speck
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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descry
v.远远看到;发现;责备
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hawks
鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物
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hover
vi.翱翔,盘旋;徘徊;彷徨,犹豫
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talons
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augury
n.预言,征兆,占卦
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subversion
n.颠覆,破坏
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oracles
神示所( oracle的名词复数 ); 神谕; 圣贤; 哲人
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enjoined
v.命令( enjoin的过去式和过去分词 )
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vassals
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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superstitious
adj.迷信的
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷
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stoutest
粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的
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warriors
武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 )
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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amity
n.友好关系
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volcanic
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
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phenomena
n.现象
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posterity
n.后裔,子孙,后代
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lawful
adj.法律许可的,守法的,合法的
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amends
n. 赔偿
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maidens
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
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vivacity
n.快活,活泼,精神充沛
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dominion
n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图
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acquiesce
vi.默许,顺从,同意
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subverted
v.颠覆,破坏(政治制度、宗教信仰等)( subvert的过去式和过去分词 );使(某人)道德败坏或不忠
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discord
n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐
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consternation
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
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foe
n.敌人,仇敌
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legislated
v.立法,制定法律( legislate的过去式和过去分词 )
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dominions
统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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consigned
v.把…置于(令人不快的境地)( consign的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…托人代售;丟弃
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crafty
adj.狡猾的,诡诈的
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embalmed
adj.用防腐药物保存(尸体)的v.保存(尸体)不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 );使不被遗忘;使充满香气
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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splendor
n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌
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superstition
n.迷信,迷信行为
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mansions
n.宅第,公馆,大厦( mansion的名词复数 )
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conquerors
征服者,占领者( conqueror的名词复数 )
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conqueror
n.征服者,胜利者
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investigation
n.调查,调查研究
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chronological
adj.按年月顺序排列的,年代学的
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snarl
v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮
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reigned
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
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allotted
分配,拨给,摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )
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jealousy
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
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swarms
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sycophants
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fomenting
v.激起,煽动(麻烦等)( foment的现在分词 )
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tranquil
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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acquiesced
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
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scrupulous
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的
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envoy
n.使节,使者,代表,公使
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remonstrate
v.抗议,规劝
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homage
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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rupture
n.破裂;(关系的)决裂;v.(使)破裂
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patrimonial
adj.祖传的
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ostensible
adj.(指理由)表面的,假装的
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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hostilities
n.战争;敌意(hostility的复数);敌对状态;战事
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irreconcilable
adj.(指人)难和解的,势不两立的
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discrepancy
n.不同;不符;差异;矛盾
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confinement
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限
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regaining
复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
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maternal
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的
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martial
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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bloody
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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insignificant
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的
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slain
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词)
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pueblo
n.(美国西南部或墨西哥等)印第安人的村庄
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slaughter
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
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razed
v.彻底摧毁,将…夷为平地( raze的过去式和过去分词 )
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edifices
n.大建筑物( edifice的名词复数 )
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extermination
n.消灭,根绝
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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vindictive
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
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entreaties
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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discomfiture
n.崩溃;大败;挫败;困惑
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exertion
n.尽力,努力
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levies
(部队)征兵( levy的名词复数 ); 募捐; 被征募的军队
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incompetent
adj.无能力的,不能胜任的
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advisers
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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metropolis
n.首府;大城市
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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obstinacy
n.顽固;(病痛等)难治
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bleaching
漂白法,漂白
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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fugitive
adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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fortress
n.堡垒,防御工事
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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perfidious
adj.不忠的,背信弃义的
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exterminate
v.扑灭,消灭,根绝
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legitimate
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
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massacre
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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zest
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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raconteur
n.善讲故事者
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atrocities
n.邪恶,暴行( atrocity的名词复数 );滔天大罪
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noxious
adj.有害的,有毒的;使道德败坏的,讨厌的
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tyrant
n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人
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chimerical
adj.荒诞不经的,梦幻的
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extirpate
v.除尽,灭绝
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imputed
v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 )
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usurper
n. 篡夺者, 僭取者
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proscription
n.禁止,剥夺权利
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superfluous
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的
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immunities
免除,豁免( immunity的名词复数 ); 免疫力
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confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
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gratuitous
adj.无偿的,免费的;无缘无故的,不必要的
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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diabolical
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的
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partisan
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
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blazoning
v.广布( blazon的现在分词 );宣布;夸示;装饰
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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scarlet
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
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diadem
n.王冠,冕
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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bard
n.吟游诗人
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strife
n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争