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50 Cards in this Set
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aboard
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adv. on a ship train, etc.
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afoul
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in a state of entaglement
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aloof
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being at a distance
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amiss
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wrong
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asunder
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apart
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withdraw
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draw back; take back
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withhold
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hold back
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withstand
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stand up against
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notwithstanding
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despite
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beset
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attack on all sides; surround
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begrime
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make dirty
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benighted
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overtaken by the darkness of night
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belittle
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cause to be or seem little or unimportant
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contrariwise
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on the contrary
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nowise
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in no way
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earldom
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realm or dignity of an earl
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martyrdom
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state of being a martyr
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officialdom
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those having the authority of officials
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cumbersome
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burdensome
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fulsome
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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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lissom
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lithesome; limber; nimble
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meddlesome
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intrusive
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mettlesome
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full of courage
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noisome
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offense to the sense of smell
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winsome
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winning; cheerful
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twosome
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group of two
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hireling
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one whose only interest in his or her work is the 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 one 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 parents
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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
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anon
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soon
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behest
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command
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beholden
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indebted
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behoove
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be necessary
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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; dwindle
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warlock
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wizard
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warp
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threads running lengthwise in the loom
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wax
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grow; increase
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withal
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in addition
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woof
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threads running from side to side
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yclept
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named; called
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