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15 Cards in this Set
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chrysalas
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a pupa of a butterfly
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sage
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wise through reflection and experience
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contemptuously
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feeling or expressing lack of respect
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shilling
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former monetary unit of UK (equal to 12 pence or 1/20th of a pound).
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livery
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1. servant's uniform
2. feeding, stabling, caring for horses |
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uncivil
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lacking courtesy, rude
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indignantly
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filled with anger at something unjust
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treacle
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old-fashioned antidote (a medicine formerly in use against poison)
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imperious
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domineering, commanding
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edict
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an official decree that has the force of law
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latitude
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distance north or south of the equator
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longitude
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distance east or west of the prime meridian
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quaint
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pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned
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inquisitive
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having great curiosity
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usurpation
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seizing something without the right to do so
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