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46 Cards in this Set
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inquest
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noun; judical inquiry esp. before a death
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deem
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verb; to think, believe, or judge
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cogitate
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verb; to think deeply about
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lugubrious
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adjective; very sad or mournful in a exaggered way
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verdigris
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noun; green, poisious pignment that forms on brass, copper, and bronze
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threshold
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noun; a length of wood, stone along the bottom of a doorway; the beginning point
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derision
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noun; the state of laughing at in scorn; scornful; ridicule
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purloined
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verb; to steal
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melancholy
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adjective; sad and depressed
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bode
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verb; to indicate using a sign
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stolid
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adjective; having or showing no emotion; unexcitable
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regalia
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noun; insignia as of a mark or society; finery
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revival
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noun; a meeting led by an evangelist to stir up religion
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contemptuous
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adjective; scournful
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unkempt
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adjective;tangled, disheveled, no tidy
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stalamites
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noun- a cone shaped mineral deposit growing from a cave floor
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stalactites
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noun- a cone shaped mineral growing down from a cave roof
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sinuous
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adjective; bending or winding in or out
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sarcasm
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noun; a taunting remark
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stupor
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noun; the state in which the mind and senses are dull
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plot
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noun; the action of a story or a series of events
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conflict
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noun; the struggle in the story, can be internal or external
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climax
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noun; point of the story with the greatest tension
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irony
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noun; literary term that always implies some kind of contrast between what is expected and what results
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symbols
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object that stands for something else
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theme
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noun; idea which lies right below the surface of a story
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futhark
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noun; viking alphabet mae up of angular characters
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runes;
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noun; angular symbols of the futhark language
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saga
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noun; long exciting tales of famous battles and adventures, usually of scandanalian origin
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angular
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adjecive; having or forming an angle or angles having sharp corners
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boisterous
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adjective- loud and rowdy
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nuptial
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adjective; the time of a wedding
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dowager
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noun; wealthy widow that has a lot of money and property from her dead husband
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solemnities
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noun; marriage ceremonies
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protest
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verb; to vow
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spotted
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adjective; dishonorable
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griffin
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noun- a fabulous monster with a body of a man and a head and wings of an eagle
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bootless
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adjective, adverb; without result
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leviathan
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noun- a whale
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brakes
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noun; bushes
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tarry
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verb; to stay
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reremice
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noun- bats
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ounce
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noun; lynx or huge wildcat
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weeds
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noun; garments
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anon
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adverb; presently/very soon
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maypole
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noun; a long pole erected on the village green for a traditional May dancing
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