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34 Cards in this Set
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Victuals
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food or provisions for human beings
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Commenced
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to begin; start.
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Dismal
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causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy.
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Ransomed
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to obtain the release of by paying a certain price.
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Lath
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a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
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Enchantment
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the act of enchanting
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palavering
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idle talk
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raspy
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harsh, rasping
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counterfeit
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fake
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temperance
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self-controled
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stanchion
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upright beam/support in a window, stall ship ect.
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wadding
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soft material for packing
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hail
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to cheer, salute
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brash
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tactless
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lolled
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to permit to hang or droop laxly
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quicksilver
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mercury
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speculate
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ingage in the buying or selling of goods
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abreast
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side by side
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solemn
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grave mood
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mournful
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief
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rummaging
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to search through
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derrick
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a machine that lifts cargo
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berth
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a shelf like sleeping space, as on a ship
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staving
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one of the thin, narrow, pieces of wood from the sides of a cask
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petrified
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turn to stone
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bygones
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that which is past
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lamented
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mourned for
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pensive
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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
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disposition
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natural mental and emotional outlook
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feud
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a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged
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ornery
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mean, stubborn
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cavorting
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to leap or dance about in a lively manner
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mesmerism
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hypnotic appeal
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phrenology
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the study of the conformation that the skull is indicatice of mental faculties and character
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