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20 Cards in this Set
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Dismal |
Depressing, dreary "It was roughing living in the house all the time, especially considering how dismal and decent the widow was.." |
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Commenced |
To begin, start "The judge commenced the beginning of the trial" |
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Victuals |
Food supplies, provisions ".. bur you had to wait for the widow to tuck her head and mumble a little over the victuals.." |
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Ransom |
The sum or price paid or demanded ".. we'll hold them for ransom 'till they find our cave.." |
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Enchantment |
The art, act, or instance of magical influence "The slave was under an enchantment, obeying his masters every wish" |
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Raspy |
Harsh, grating "The old man had a raspy voice that made me cringe" |
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Counterfeit |
Made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine "The mobsters had successfully used counterfeit money to work their way out of debt illegally" |
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Temperance |
Moderation or self restraint in action, statement, etc.; self control "The defendant maintained great temperance through the trial, before blowing his top" |
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Abolish |
To do away with "Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery at the end of the Civil War, terminating the practice completely" |
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Hail |
To call out in order to greet, stop, attract attention "I hailed a taxi on the road to get to work on time" |
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Abreast |
Side by side and facing the same way "The army stood abreast to one another against the oncoming troops" |
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Brash |
Vulgarly self assertive; hasty; rash "The brash customer in the store was giving the clerk a hard time" |
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Lolled |
Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way "I lolled in the corner of the room the entire class period" |
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Abolitionist |
A person who favors the doing away with a thing "My dad was an abolitionist for the president" |
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Speculate |
To form a theory or conjecture about a subject "I speculated on the crime scene, putting myself in the murderers shoes" |
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Solemn |
Formal, serious; not cheerful "After waking up very late i couldn't help but feel solemn all day" |
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Bygones |
A thing dating from an earlier time "We reminisced about the biblical bygones i church today" |
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Lament |
To mourn (a loss or death) "I began to lament as soon as my grandpa passed away" |
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Pensive |
Reflecting in serious thought "I sat in the prison feeling pensive about my actions" |
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Disposition |
A tendency to act in a specified way "My friends recent disposition was beginning to anger me" |
