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20 Cards in this Set
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intoned
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say something especially in a slow or solemn way
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unconventional
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different from what is regarded as normal or standard
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edifice
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building, specially a large or impressive one; large complex
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bureaucrats
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an administrative or govt official; official who applies rules rigidly
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forswearing
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guilty of giving false evidence, to stop doing, having, or using something
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pasha
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formerly in turkey and the ottoman empire, an official of high rank
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hewing
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to cut, break, or destroy something, especially an ax
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edict
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formal proclamation, especially one issued by a govt, ruler, or other authority
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moribund
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process of becoming obsolete
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doughty
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brave and determined
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ostensibly
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presented as being true, or appearing to be true, but usually hiding a different motive or meaning
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redress
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to provide compensation or reparation for a loss or wrong experienced, to adjust a situation
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derge
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song of mourning or lament, especially one about death or intended for a funeral
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nascent
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process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop
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glib
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shallow and lacking thought or preparation, flient in a superficial or insincere way
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incendiary
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able to catch fire, designed or likely to call civil unrest
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sheaf
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bundle of harvested stalks of a plant, especially wheat or another cereal, with the ehads still containing their seeds
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enroachment
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to intrude gradually or stealthily, often taking away somebodys authority, rights, or property, to exceed the proper limit of omething
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ermined
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small northern weasel with dark fur, whose silky winter coat is white except for black tipped tail, the white fur of an ermine once symbol opf wealth
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bane
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soemthing that continually causes problems or misery
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