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22 Cards in this Set
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n. a foreign country.
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Strand
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adj. miscellaneous; of an indefinite small number.
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Sundry
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n. a county.
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Shire
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n. a lodging place.
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Hostelry
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adj. feeling and expressing shame for having done something wrong.
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Penitent
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n. a person who is the main support of an institution, group, etc.
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Pillar
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adj. awkward; clumsy; coarse in manners.
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Boorish
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n. a young man of good birth who attends a knight.
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Squire
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n. younger son or brother.
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Cadet
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v. to fight against another person with lances on horseback.
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Joust
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n. a member of a begging religious order.
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Friar
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n. a high-ranking cleric, such as a bishop or archbishop.
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Prelate
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adj. Able to move and bend easily.
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Supple
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adj. too bright or gaudy.
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Garnish
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n. a place of religious seclusion
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Cloister
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v. to draw one’s head back quickly in anger, pride, etc.
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Bridle
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n. a head harness for a horse.
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Bridle
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adj. showing concern.
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Solicitous
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n. relish; wholehearted enjoyment.
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Zest
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n. elegance of manners.
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Courtliness
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v. to enclose in a casing.
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Sheathe
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v. to seclude.
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cloister
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