Anna of Byzantium Vocab (Chapter 1-4)

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A body of representatives

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delegation

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A handwritten book, document, or music piece.

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manuscript

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Hard rock with crystals in fine, reddish groundmass

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porphyry

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A person related by blood to an ancestor.

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descendant

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A person attending a royal court as a companion or advisor to the king or queen.

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courtier

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A person not belonging to a widely held religion.

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heathen

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A room for writing, often in a monastery.

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scriptorium

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A room for communal meals in educational or religious institutions.

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refectory

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An attempt to make something false appear true.

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pretense

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Formal arrangement to marry; engagement.

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betrothal