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32 Cards in this Set
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abject
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miserable, subserviant
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blight
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withering or decay
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acquiesced
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agreed, consented
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sedulous
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constant, persistant
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veriesated
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diversity, a form of character or being multicolored
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allusion
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indirect reference
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illustrious
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distinguished, reference
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remonstrate
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protest, repose, object
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propagated
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reproduced or bred
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presentiment
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permission or foreboding
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sophism
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misleading arguements that seem reasonable
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wiliness
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deception, slyness
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disconcerted
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confused, bewildered
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politic
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wise, diplomatic
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construed
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understood, interpreted
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extort
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blackmail or force
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apothecary
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druggist
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deposed
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to testify under oath
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replete
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full overflowing
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laudanum
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sedative made from opium
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imperious
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overbearing, taking control
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tangible
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real form and substance
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acme
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highest point, climax
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chamois
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small low life mountain antelope
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furies
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mythological spirits punish those who commit unavenged crimes
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Rhome
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River that starts in Switzerland and is major in France
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repast
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meal, feast
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avail
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to benifit
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irremediable
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incurable, hopeless, inevitable
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posterity
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offspring
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congeal
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coagulate
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gibe
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jeer, taunt, insulting remarks
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