Part 3 Vocabulary for Blood on the River

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Decrees

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to declare a formal order

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Page

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an attendant of a person of rank

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Plague

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an infectious disease that causes a high rate of death

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Communal

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shared by everyone in a group

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Dawdling

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moving too slowly

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Cassock

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a long garment usually worn by members of a church (priests wear black ones, altar servers wear white!)

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Pewter

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metal made mostly of tin.

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Chalice

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a drinking cup or goblet (think of the chalice during the Liturgy of the Eucharist)

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Elders

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higher-ranked, influential members of a tribe

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Wary

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watchful or cautious