Vocabulary Definitions and Meanings

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confluence

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a point where two or more streams flow together

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yeoman

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An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal household

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underwrite

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To insure someone or something by accepting liability for losses

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bequeath

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To leave personal property of someone after death by means of death

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tome

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A thick or heavy book on a serious subject

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underwrite

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To insure someone or something by accepting liability for losses

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retroactive

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Reaching back into the past; effective of an earlier date