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27 Cards in this Set
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Importuning |
ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something |
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Alms |
money or food given to poor people |
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Sustenance |
food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment |
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Dam |
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity or as a water supply |
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Raiment |
clothing |
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Rudiments |
the first principles of a subject |
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Nutriments |
nourishment; sustenance |
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Fricassee |
a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce |
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Ragout |
highly seasoned dish of meat cut into small pieces and stewed with vegetables |
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Repine |
feel or express discontent; fret |
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Flay |
peel the skin off (a corpse or carcass) |
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Maimed |
wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged |
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Encumbrance |
a burden or impediment |
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Vintners |
wine merchant |
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Emulation |
the effort to act like someone else |
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Farrow |
a litter of pigs |
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Yearling |
an animal (especially a sheep, calf, or foal) a year old, or in its second year |
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Expedients |
convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral |
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Parsimony |
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources |
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Assimilation |
The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group |
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Catharsis |
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions |
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Equivocation |
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication |
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Anomaly |
something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected |
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Cavalier |
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand |
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Abhor |
regard with disgust and hatred |
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Apropos |
with reference to; concerning |
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Abdication |
an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne |
