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24 Cards in this Set
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hireling
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on whose only interest in his work is the hire (pay)
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starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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suckling
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child or animal that is nursed
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yearling
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one who is a year old
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changeling
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child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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duckling
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little duck
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown
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gosling
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young goose
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sibling
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brother or sister
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stripling
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lad
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anent
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about; concerning; in respect to
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anon
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soon; presently
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behest
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command; order
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beholden
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bound in gratitude; indebted
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behoove
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be necessary for; be proper for
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betimes
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early
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heath
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tract of wasteland
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wane
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decrease gradually
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warlock
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sorcerer or wizard
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warp
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the threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof
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wax
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grow in size, as in "to wax and wane"
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withal
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with it all; as well
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woof
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the threads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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yclept
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named; called
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