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15 Cards in this Set
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Bondage (Noun)
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The tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave.
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Bounteous (Adjective)
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Giving or disposed to give freely.
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Boycott (Verb)
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To engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions.
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Brevity (Noun)
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Shortness of duration; especially shortness or conciseness of expression.
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Bulwark (Noun)
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A strong support or protection.
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Candor (Noun)
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Unreserved, honest, or sincere expression.
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Capitulate (Verb)
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To surrender often after negotiation of terms.
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Carouse (Verb)
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Engage in dissolute behavior.
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Carrion (Noun)
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Dead and putrefying flesh.
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Cauldron (Noun)
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A large kettle or boiler.
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Censor (Verb)
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To suppress or delete as objectionable.
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Chasm (Noun)
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A deep cleft in the surface of a planet.
-also- A marked division, separation, or difference. |
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Chivalry (Noun)
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The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, esp. courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
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Complicity (Noun)
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Association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act.
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Covenant (Noun)
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A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement.
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