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25 Cards in this Set
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Affront
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to insult
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bondage
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slavery
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cavorting
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dancing or prancing
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coax
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persuade by means of gentle flattery
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cravat
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a band or scarf warn around the neck
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decanter
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an ornamental glass bottle used for serving wine
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degrade
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to lower in rank
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dissipate
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to scatter or to cause to spread thin; to spread or use up wastefully or foolishly
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forlorn
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sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion
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galluses
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suspenders
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garret
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a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof
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haughty
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blatantly and disdainfully proud
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histrionic
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deliberately affected--theatrical
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insurrection
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a rebellion
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meddling
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interfering without right
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muse
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to become absorbed in thought; especially; to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively
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oppression
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unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power; a sense of being weighed down in body or mind
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pious
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marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
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quarry
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one that is sought or pursued; prey
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rapscallions
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a rascal, a scoundrel
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scow
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a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material
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stile
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a step of set of steps for passing over a fence or wall
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sublime
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lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner; of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth
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temperance
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moderation in action, thought or feeling
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victuals
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food usable by people; supplies of food
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