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23 Cards in this Set
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To linger |
To take one's time, proceed slowly |
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mirth |
Great merriment |
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Melancholy |
A humor that was once believed to cause sadness |
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Pomp |
Ceremonial elegance and splendor |
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To feign |
To make believe with the intent to deceive |
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Cunning |
Crafty artfulness, especially in deception |
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To entreat |
To ask for or request earnestly (with sincere conviction) |
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To abjure |
To formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief |
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Austerity |
Self-denial, especially refraining from worldly pleasures |
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To relent |
To give in, as to influence or pressure |
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Edict |
A formal or autoritative proclamation |
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To prosper |
To make a steady progress |
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Wont |
An established custom |
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To transpose |
To change the order or arrangement of |
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To forswear |
Formally reject or disavow (deny responsibility) a formerly held belief |
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Interlude |
A brief show between the sections of a longer performance |
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Lamentable |
Bad, unfortunate |
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Gallant |
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
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To condole |
Express one s sympathy on the occasion of someone s death |
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Extempore |
With little or no preperation or forethought |
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Discretion |
Freedom to act or judge on one's own |
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Tawny |
Having the color of tanned leather |
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Device |
Something in an artisic work designed to achieve an effect |
