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40 Cards in this Set
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snarled
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to become tangled
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rueful
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causing sorrow or pity
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countenance
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the appearance, usually on a face
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durst
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to be bold enough
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mantle
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a loose sleeveless cloak/cape
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bough
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a branch of a tree
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officious
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offering unwanted help
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trifling
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a thing of little value
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romp
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to play or frolic
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recitative
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pertaining to the nature of recital
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panoply
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an impressive display
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metrical
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pertaining to meter or poetic measure
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pennants
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a flag used on ships
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buffet
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a blow, usually with the hand or fist
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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barnacles
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instruments with two branches
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entrails
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internal parts, intestines
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tarnished
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dull, discolored
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isinglass
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a form of gelatin in fishes
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bail
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to dip water out of a boat, usually with a bucket
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gunnels
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small fish
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sinews
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a tendon
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lacerations
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a jagged wound or cut
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austere
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severe in manner, strict
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straining
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to pull or stretch tight
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squelch
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to squash
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forsooth
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humorous
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munificence
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a generous gift
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convulsive
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consisting of convulsions
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debonair
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confident
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pare
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to trim
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evanescence
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fading from memory
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resonance
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sound quality being deep and full
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cochineal
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red dye
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scythe
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tool for cutting crops
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dappled
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marked with spots or round patches
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brindled
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brownish fur color
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dun
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greyish brown color
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