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10 Cards in this Set
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Obstinate: Stubborn
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Scullery: A small room adjoining a kitchen, in which dishwashing and other kitchen chores are done
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Fascist: A reactionary or dictatorial peron
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Chattels: An article of movable personal property
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Ardent: Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
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Pious: Having or exhibiting religious reverence
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Emigrate: To leave one country or region to settle in another
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Melancholy: Sadness or depression of the spirit; gloom
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Albeit: Even though; although; notwithstanding
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Barbarism: An act, trait, or custom characterized by ignorance or crudity
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Zionist: A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish home
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Unbosoming: Confiding one's thoughts or feelings
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Congenial: Friendly and sociable
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Lumbago: A painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk
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Stoutly: In a resolute manner
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Sabotage: Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in time of war
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Blithely: In a joyous manner
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Superfluous: Being beyond what is required or sufficient
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Florin: Formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands
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Piqued: Caused to feel resentment or indignation
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