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28 Cards in this Set
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Bard
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A poet, especially a lyric poet.
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Lapsed
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To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct
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Mead
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A meadow.
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Vale
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A valley.
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Beadle
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A minor parish official formerly employed in an English church to usher and keep order during services.
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Usury
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The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate
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Appall
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To fill with disgust
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Deceit
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The act or practice of deceiving
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Ruddy
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Having a healthy, reddish color
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Clod
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A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay
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Repose
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To place
The act of resting or the state of being at rest |
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Clad
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To put clothes on; dress
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Copse
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A thicket of small trees or shrubs
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Pastoral
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Of or relating to shepherds or herders
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Vagant
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One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood
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Sublime
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Inspiring awe; impressive
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Corporeal
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Of a material nature; tangible
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Vain
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Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless: a vain attempt.
Lacking substance or worth: vain talk. Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited. |
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Cataract
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A large or high waterfall.
A great downpour; a deluge. |
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Rapture
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The state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy
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Recompense
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To award compensation to
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Chasten
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To correct by punishment or reproof
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Sober
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Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character
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Brood
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To dwell gloomily on a subject.
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Sordid
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Filthy or dirty; foul
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Boon
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A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request
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Creed
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A formal statement of religious belief; a confession of faith
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Fen
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Low, flat, swampy land; a bog or marsh.
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