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51 Cards in this Set
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helter-skelter
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mass confusion, haphazardly
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askance
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disapproval, suspicion, distrust
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emaciated
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become extremely thin, due to starvation, gaunt
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lorry
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carry many loads, a truck
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queue
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line
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melancholy
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dejection
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laconically
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terse, concise, short
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levies
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troops drafted into military service
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pensive
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melancholy thoughtfulness
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quixotic
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impractical
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gait
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how a hourse moves it's feat, pace
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rent
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tear in cloth, rip
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Dixie
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kettle
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inapprehensible
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inconceivable, unfathomable
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billet
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barracks, lodge, quarters
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insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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irresolutely
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undecided, indecisive, uncertainly
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gendarmes
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police officer (French slang)
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disconcerted
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unset, flustered, frustrated
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sufficed
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satisfied
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pretence
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act of pretending, deception
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tommy
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British soldier
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ostracized
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excluded by common descent
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deloused
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rid of something (lice)
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coveted
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desire through jealously, envy
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precipitously
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quickly, abruptly
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pettifogging
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having little or no importance
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sluices
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flood gates (channels)
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avert
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turn away, ward off, avoid
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apathetic
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indifferent, unresponsive, lack of emotion
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martinet
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strict
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obliquely
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indirectly
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placate
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appease with concessions
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apparitions
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a specter, appearance, ghost
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repulsed
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drive back, repel, rebuffed
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quarrying
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raw materials, stone
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attributes
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qualities, characteristics
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voracity
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exvessive eagerness, intensity, fearce
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saveloy
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highly seasoned smoked pork sausage
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extenuation
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partial excuse, justification
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banal
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common, trite
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dollop
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lump, portion, or amount
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acrid
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bad taste or smell
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parapet
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embankment to protect soldiers
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revile
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use abusive language
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aberration
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deviation from normal state
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fatigue
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manual work performed by soldier
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fastidious
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demanding, overly difficult to please
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idyll
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simple, tranquil scene or event, restful, peace time
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perambulators
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baby carriage
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patronize
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to condescend to, treat condescending
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