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40 Cards in this Set
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exemplary
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serving as a model
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majority
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the condition of having reached a full legal age; twenty-one
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injudicious
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showing poor judgement
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rubicund
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reddish
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The Temple
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a large complex of buildings with apartments, on the Thames
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inhospitably
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in a manner that does not offer hospitality
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abhorrence
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disgust and loathing
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repugnance
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extreme dislike
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aversion
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an intense dislike
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Botany Bay
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the site of a former British penal colony near Sydney, Australia
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physiognomy
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facial features and expression, as supposedly indicative of a person's character
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impiously
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in a manner lacking reverence or respect
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abyss
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an immeasurable depth
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rhapsody
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an extravagantly enthusiastic utterance
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incredulous
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showing doubt or disbelief
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Hummums
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a hotel established in 1699
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despotic
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acting like an absolute ruler; tyrannical
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Argus
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in Greek mythology, a giant with a hundred eyes; thus, an alert watchman
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packet-boat
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a boat that travels a regular route carrying passengers, freight, and mail
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Double Gloucester
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a kind of cheese
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antipodes
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the opposite side of the earth
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necromantic
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having to do with sorcery
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reiterated
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said repeatedly
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magisterially
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in an authoritative manner
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proffered
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offered
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malignity
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an intense ill will and desire to hurt others
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farden
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dialect for farthing, a coin equal to one fourth of a penny
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detestation
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hatred
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plummet
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a lead weight
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imperceptible
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so slight or gradual as not to be easily perceived
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collier
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a ship for carrying coal
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jack
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a common fellow or boy assistant
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Nore
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a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames where it meats the sea
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Hymen
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the Greek god of marriage
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bagatelle
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a game somewhat like billiards, played on a board
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indelible
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that which cannot be erased
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coddleshell
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mispronunciation of codicil, and addition to a will
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abstinence
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the act of voluntarily doing without food, drink, or some other pleasure
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clemency
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leniency or mercy shown toward an offender
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debilitating
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weakening
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