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25 Cards in this Set
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Requisition
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an order or request
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Capitulated
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surrendered or gave up
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Cessation
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the act of ceasing or stopping`
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Expeditiously
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with great speed, quick, efficient
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Gradations
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gradual changes by steps or stages
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Triumvirate
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government by three people
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Doleful
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sad, sorrowfull, mournful
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Provender
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provisions, supplies, food
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Sagacity
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great wisdom or intelligence
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Incommodious
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uncomfortably or inconvieninetly small
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Counterpane
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a decorative bedspread, quilt
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Deprecated
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ty express disapproval of, the belittle or deplore
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Laudanum
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a drug containing opium
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Cogitated
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to think hard, ponder, or meditate
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Proviso
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a stipulation or condition
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Circuitously
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roundabout, not direct, by accident
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Immolate
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to kill or sacrafice by fire
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Repast
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a meal
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Gainsay
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to oppose or deny
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Emulate
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admire or immitate
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Valet
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a male servant
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Cowed
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frightened into submission or compliance, fearfull
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Propritiate
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to beg for favor or appease
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Obsequiousness
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showing servile compliance or deferance
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Imperturbable
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calm, unflappable, incapable of being upset or agitated.
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