Movie vocabulary

Dune: English vocabulary

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  • carryall

    a large bag used for carrying many things

  • attune

    to make someone or something better suited to a situation or feeling more aware of something

  • highborn

    born into a noble or aristocratic family

  • parch

    to make or become very dry, especially from heat

  • thumper

    a person or thing that thumps.

  • obliteration

    the complete destruction of something

  • arbitrate

    to act as an impartial judge in a dispute and make a decision

  • shamble

    to walk slowly with heavy, dragging steps

  • bodice

    the fitted part of a dress or other garment that covers the chest and waist

  • lamentation

    an expression of deep sadness or grief

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

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  • wormed

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • unlisted

    not listed in a public directory or database

  • incensed

    very angry

  • crawler

    a person or animal that crawls

  • oppressor

    a person or group that treats others cruelly or unfairly by using power

  • absolution

    formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context

  • weakling

    a person who is weak and easily controlled by others

  • gnaw

    to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time

  • twittering

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • muscling

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • fief

    a piece of land held from a lord in return for service, especially in feudal times

  • scant

    very small in amount or number

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