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58 Cards in this Set
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knapsack or backpack
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rucksack
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became visible
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emerged
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large military unit made up of three battalions
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regiment
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action to prevent something bad from happening
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precaution
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tough material often used for making bags
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burlap
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a long knife that can be fastened at the end of a rifle
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bayonet
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three of these military units form a regiment
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battalion
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a type of fish
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herring
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the day of rest and worship in some religions
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Sabbath
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to draw someone's mind away from what they are doing
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distract
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made something else look very small
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dwarfed
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getting smaller in strength
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waning
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type of liquor
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schnapps
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a strong, unpleasant smell
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stench
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disgusting
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vile
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to expose to fumes in order to kill vermin (lice, rats, etc.)
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fumigation
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cause pain or suffering
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tormented
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famous horsemen of Russia
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Cossacks
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fell or slipped off little by little
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lapsed
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worried
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fretted
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a lot of noisy, excited activity
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commotion
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things you mean to do
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intentions
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poor farmer
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peasant
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small, thin
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scrubby
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worthless, pitiful, pathetic
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wretched
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hung on
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clung
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running or tagging along
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loping
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depressing, harsh
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bleakness
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misshapen body parts
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deformities
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spit
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spittle
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crazed
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frenzied
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Jewish prayer shawl
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tallis
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Jewish party celebrating the beginning of adulthood
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mitzvah
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to wind in a series of loops
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twine
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restaurants or nightclubs with musical entertainment
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cabarets
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ruffles
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shirring
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praying
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davening
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burning
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kindled
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wigs
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perukes
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Russian empress
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czarina
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waving
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billowing
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bashfulness; not boastful
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modesty
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speaking with hesitation
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stammering
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violent storm
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tempest
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organized massacre
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pogrom
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the part of the ship where cargo is stored
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hold
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metal container with a spigot and heating tube
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samovar
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delaying
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detaining
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someone who gives a translation from one language to another
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interpreter
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an unwise, foolish person
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simpleton
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an inexperienced person
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greenhorn
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upset because of a rude action or remark
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insulted
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existing in large amounts
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plentiful
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cringed from fear
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cowered
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to send a person back to his own country
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deportation
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nervously
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tensely
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caring
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compassion
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strict or harsh
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stern
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