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15 Cards in this Set
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indictment
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the state of being charged with an offense
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subinfeudation
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when a medieval vassal takes a vassal for himself
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fealty
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loyalty
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phallocentrism
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the belief in male superiority
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malapropism
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the use of words incorrectly for comic relief
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progeny
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a young person
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erudite
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possessing or displaying extensive and vast knowledge
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pithy
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having substance and point
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discursive
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rambling
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salient
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jetting upwards
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beguile
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to deceive or trick, sometimes through magic
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scruples
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conscience
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sanguine
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having blood as the predominating body humour
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fief
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a piece of feudal land
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lugubrious
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mournful
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