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23 Cards in this Set
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carp
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freshwater fish
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assay(s)
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the action or process of trying
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purport
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that which is conveyed or expressed, especially by a formal document; bearing, effect; meaning, substance
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perusal
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survey, examination, scrutiny
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ecstasy
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the state of being 'beside oneself,' thrown into a frenzy with anxiety, fear, or passion
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haviour
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the action of having or bearing oneself; behaviour, manner
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levies
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to levy: to collect an assessment, duty, tax, etc.
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impotence
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lack of strength or power to perform; weakness; helplessness
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dominion(s)
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the power or right of governing; sovereign authority; lordship, rule, control
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beautified
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to beautify: to render beauteous or beautiful; to embellish, make fair
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prescript(s)
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that which is prescribed or laid down as a rule; an ordinance, rule, law, precept, command
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fishmonger
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one who deals in fish
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carrion
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a dead body, corpse, carcass
dead flesh of man or beast, unfit for food |
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slander(s)
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the utterance of false statements concerning a person or misrepresentation of his actions; defamation
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strumpet
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an unchaste woman, a prostitute
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firmament
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the arch or vault of heaven overhead, in which the clouds and stars appear; the sky/heavens
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paragon
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a pattern or model of excellence
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quintessence
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the 5th essence of ancient philosophy, supposed to be the substance of which the heavenly bodies were composed and latent in all things
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epitaph
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inscription upon a tomb
sometimes something describing the pith of someone dead, as though to be inscribed on his tomb |
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bodkin
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a short pointed weapon, a dagger
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conceit
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that which is conceived in the mind, an idea/thought/notion
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offal
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the parts that are cut off when dressing the carcass of an animal killed for food (so, the guts, head, tail, etc.)
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drab
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a dirty and untidy woman; a slut; a prostitute
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