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20 Cards in this Set
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Crudgel
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A short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
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Gratification
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The state of have great satisfaction.
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Intimation
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A hint; suggestions.
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Joists
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Any number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
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Lineal
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Being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor.
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Mulatto
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The offspring of one white parent and one black parent: not in technical use.
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Overseer
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Supervisor; manager.
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Anguish
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Excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain.
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Betides
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To happen to; come to; befall.
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Cooper
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A person who makes or repairs (cask, barrels, etc...)
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Ineffable
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Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpresssible.
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Obdurate
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Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
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Pathetic
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Causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow
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Privation
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Lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life.
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Providence
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The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.
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Ascertain
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To learn with certainty.
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Barouche
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A four-wheeled carriage with a a high front seat outside for the drive, facing seats inside for two couples, and a calash top over the back seat.
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Defile
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To make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
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Equipage
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A carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.
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Impertinent
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Irrelevant, rude.
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