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30 Cards in this Set
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riff
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often repeated melodic phrase
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belie
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contradict
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goad
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something that encourages or drives
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drear
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dismal, gloomy with solitude
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asafetida
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the brownish gum resin of various plants used as a medicine
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Emancipation Proclamation
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issued by President Lincoln on Jan 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in Union
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liniment
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a medicated liquid to be rubbed on the skin for soothing sore, sprained, or inflamed areas
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abatement
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reduction, decrease, alleviation
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threnody
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a poem, speech, or song of lamentation
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shrouded
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something that covers or conceals, like a garment
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honed
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to perfect, or make more intense or effective
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puree
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food prepared by straining or blending
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solicitude
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an atiitude expressing excessive attentiveness
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Muscatine
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a woody vine bearing a musky grape
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rife
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prevailing or prevalent
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litany
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a ritual repetition of prayers
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind
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asceticism
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rigorous self-denial; extreme abwstinence
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arabesque
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a sinuous or serpentine line or motif
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disquiet
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uneasy, anxiety, lack of calm or peace
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diffident
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self-conscious, modest; unconfident
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pomaded
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to dress with a scented ointment
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mulatto
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a person having one black and one white parent
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insurgent
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a person who rebels against the policies of the party or government
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lascivious
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indicating sexual interest; inclined to lustfulness
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predilection
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partiality; preference
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encroaching
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to advance beyond proper limits
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aboriginal
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original; earliest known; native
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Moirai
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a person's fate or destiny
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sanctified
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to purify or free from sin
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