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28 Cards in this Set
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Venerable
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worthy of respect because of age
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Repast
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a meal
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Benefactor
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to give financial help
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Eyrie
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a bird's nest on a cliff or in a high place
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Consternation
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to have great fear or worry
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Faggot
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a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together
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Tortoise
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A turtle that lives primarily on land.
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Interment
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burial
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Beir
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a portable frame to put a coffin on
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Decrepit
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to be broken or worn down because of old age
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Adroity
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showing skillfulness and cleverness
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Wiles
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sly tricks or strategies
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Plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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Laden
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loaded down
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Lackey
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a servant of low rank
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Hind
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a female deer
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Remonstrance
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an expression of protest or complaint
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Avaricious
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greedy
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Plight
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a distressing situation
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Condenscension
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to stoop to a level below someone's dignity
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Monarch
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one who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life. Hereditary right to rule.
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Dominions
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Governed territories
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Obstinate
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Stubborn
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Scimitar
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a short curved sword
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Alms
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Money or food given to poor people
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Draught
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a serving of drink (usually alcoholic)
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Caper
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to leap or to frisk about
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Capacious
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roomy or spacious
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