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31 Cards in this Set
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fortunes
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luck; chance
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oppress
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hold down
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marvel
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wonder
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stay
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remain
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allowance
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a certain amount that is given
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proportion
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certain amount
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pilfer
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steal
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depart
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leave
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tavern
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bar; inn
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kettle
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big iron cooking pot
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gluttony
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overeating for pleasure; the person who does this is a glutton
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sack
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*archaic
wine |
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"aqua vitae"
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Latin: "water of life" or brandy (a liquor like cognac)
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hold (of ship)
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container for cargo
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lodging
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place to live
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toil
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hard worker
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bearing
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carrying; holding
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miserable
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suffering
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pinnace
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*archaic
small boat |
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abandon
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forsake; leave
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spent
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consumed; used up
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savages
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uncivilized people*
PEJORATIVE CONNOTATIONS AND NOW RACIST |
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provision
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food; supplies
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affirm
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something is true
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passage
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voyage (across the ocean)
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victual
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food
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presumption
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to presume (in advance) that something is true
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remote
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far; distant
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industry
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toil; work
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thatch (n. & v.)
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v.) to make a roof from thatch
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