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25 Cards in this Set
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royalty
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n. money paid for the use of the land
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trustees
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n. people who manage property of others
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vermin
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n. harmful pests like fleas or rats
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exorbitant
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adj. greater than usual
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patronize
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v. to go to a business regularly
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endeavoring
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v. trying really hard to do something
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customary
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adj. based on the usual way of doing something
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prestigious
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adj. highly respected, well-known
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hastily
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adv. quickly
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collapsed
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v. caved in
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inferior
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adj. not very good, poor quality
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dole
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v. hand things out equally
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voucher
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n. ticket or receipt
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capitalistic
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adj. believing in capitalism/people, not government, owning businesses
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accommodate
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v. to make room for
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staple
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n. a basic food need
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evicted
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v. forced to leave, kicked out
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suction
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n. created when one item is tightly attached to another
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transplanted
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v. moved from one place to another
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obligated
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v. had to do something
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teeming
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v. overrun with, very full
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subsidence
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n. sinking or slowly caving in
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corrupt
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v. to make bad or dishonest
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galvanized
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adj. steel that's been coated to stop rusting
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serenaded
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v. sang a song to someone
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