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13 Cards in this Set
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a
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usually means a but can also mean he
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an, and
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usually have their modern meanings but can also mean if
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anon
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means soon
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brave
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usually means courageous but can also mean splendid or showy
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conceit
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can mean ego but can also have other meanings: conception, imagination or thought
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cousin
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any close relative or friend can be called cousin or its abbreviation, coz
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cuckold
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the husband of an unfaithful wife; usually the object of ridicule
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gaol
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pronounced like jail, and that’s what it means
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hence / thence
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away from here/away from there
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hither /whither
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here/where to?
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mistress
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applied to almost any woman, especially the female heads of the household or their daughters or other female relatives OR a woman who has captured a man’s heart
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tarry
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to wait
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troth
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faithfulness or faith; most commonly used in by my troth, but sometimes shortened
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