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16 Cards in this Set
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proscription
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in ancient Rome, to publish the name of a person condemned to death or banishment
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corporal
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of the body
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levying
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the enlistment, usually compulsory, of personnel for military service
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covert
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concealed, hidden, disguised, surreptitious
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disclosed
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to bring into view, uncover
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wrangle
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argue; dispute; quarrel angrily and noisily
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chastisement
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to scold or condemn harshly and sharply
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bait
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Shakespeare: attack, as dogs in _________
Modern 1: torment with unprovoked attacks Modern 2: tease or goad to provoke a reaction |
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choler/choleric
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anger or ill humor
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testy
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irritable, touch, peevish
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spleen
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malice, spite, bad temper
(splenetic: of the spleen, bad-tempered) |
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waspish
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bad-tempered, snappish
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vaunting
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boasting
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covetous
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greedy, avaricious
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niggard
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verb: supply sparingly
noun: a stingy person, a miser |
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apparition
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ghost, anything that appears suddenly in an unexpected way
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