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40 Cards in this Set
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knave
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a lowly person; a criminal
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concave
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curved inward
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plague
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a devastating disease that affects a large number of people over a widespread area
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hinder
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to obstruct or to work to prevent the occurrence of; to provide obstacles for
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contenance
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facial expression
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cogitations
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deep thoughts; wonderings; internal conflicts or deliberations
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lamented
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expressed of felt great grief
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chafing
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a medical condition that involves itching, burning rash; severe mental discomfort
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doublet
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a common form of dress for men in Elizabethan times
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saucy
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rude but sometimes comically sarcastic
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portentous
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acting as an omen
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construe
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to understand an often applied idea in a certain way
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adder
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a venomous snake
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base
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having little or no intelligence or importance
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redress
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to consider a second time
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visage
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countenance; a person's face
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affability
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being friendly; being easy to befriend
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interpose
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to take the place of; to come between
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sufferance
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a person's state of pain as a result of their actions or the actions of others
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lottery
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chance; luck
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harlot
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a woman who participates in immoral activities
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exploit
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to take advantage of the profits or benefits from a person, area, etc.
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valiant
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brave, courageous, and strong willed
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augurers
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those whom have the professed ability to tell the future
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entrails
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insides; guts
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lusty
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describing someone or something that is in the state of desire
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amiss
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out of the proper place
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ere
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for (that won't be in the house ere long= that won't be in the house for long)
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comment
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notation; a statement reserved in another's mind for a later time
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puissant
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in the state of being able to do
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couchings
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expressions
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repealing
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making a former decision null and void; withdrawing an opinion
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enfranchisement
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the right to have a say in something
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olympus
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something large or great in stature or honor
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credit
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to give value to; to recognize as the source of
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conceit
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vanity; hubris
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havoc
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lack of peace and organization; wildness and anarchy
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extenuated
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extended toward
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coffers
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holdings of money, treasure, and/or valuables, often vast in size
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meet
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decidedly clear, obvious
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