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35 Cards in this Set
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beetle-browed
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frowning: scowling
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ponderous
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very heavy; massive
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edifice
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building, esp. a large imposing one
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ann hutchinson
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american religious leader
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inauspicious
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not favorable; unlucky
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physiognomies
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facial features (espically as clues to character)
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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antinomian
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a member of a christian sect whos believers hold the faith aone, not obdeience to the moral law; is necessary for salvation
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heterodox
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departing from the usual beliefs; unorthodox
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venerable
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immpressive because of age or historic religious association
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farthingale
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hoop skirt
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purport
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meaning, intention
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behoof
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interest; benefit
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gossips
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people who repeat rumors about the private affairs of others
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trow
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to believe; to think
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brave
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bold; courageous; defiant
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town beadle
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a minor offical of the court
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sumptuary
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intended to regulate extravagance on reilgious or moral ground
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iniquirty
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wickedness; an unjust or unrighteous act
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ignominious
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shamefull; humiliating
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haughty
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proud in a scornful way; arrogant
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perchance
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possibly
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rankles
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causes anger or resentment
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serene
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calm; peaceful
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pillory
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a device in which a prisoner is locked and exposed to public humiliation
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gripe
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a hold; a grip
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papist
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a roman catholic
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personages
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people of importance or distinction
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inferred
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drawn as a conclusion
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contumely
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insulting rudness; scorn
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disdainful
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proudly aloof; scornful
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preternaturally
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beyond what is normal found in nature; supernaturally
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phantasmagoric
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of a rapidly changing sseries of images
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remonstrance
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an objection; a complaint
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cloister
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a monastery or convent
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