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32 Cards in this Set
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ponder; mediate
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muse
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sign; omen
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portent
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ominous; threatening
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portentous
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I pray thee (I beg thee)
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Prithee
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very great; huge
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prodigious
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an act or event so rare as to inspire wonder
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prodigy
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set right; repair
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redress
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reputation
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repute
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tear apart; split
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rive
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red or reddish
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ruddy
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a small amount
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smatch
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candle; longwick for lighting the candle
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taper
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muscles
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thews
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an official of ancient rome chosen by the plebs to protect their rights against the patricians
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tribune
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pup; give birth to
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whelp
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sharpen by rubbing ; make keen or eager
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whet
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made ; formed with care
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wrought
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the face or facial expression; appearance
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visage
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hence; whence; thence
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here, where, there familiar words/ different meanings
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a small room, often a private study
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closet
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meteors
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exhalations
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noble ( was once a man with a title)
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gentle
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ghostly
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ghastly
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temper or disposition
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humor
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impartially
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indifferently
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true
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just
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wholly, entirely
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merely
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go
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repair
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serious
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sad
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presumptuous
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saucy
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slowly, or "wait a minute"
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soft
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intelligence
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wit
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