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18 Cards in this Set
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compatriots
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fellow countrymen
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edict
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official statement;law
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expound
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to set fourth in detail
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firmament
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the sky, or heavens
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hermetically
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completely sealed;airtight
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pestilential
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filled with disease;contagious
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phylacteries
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boxes worn by Jewish men for daily prayer
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pillage
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to rob with open violence
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premonition
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anticipation of an event, usually negative, even without actual warning
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truncheon
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a police officers stick
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bestial
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Like a be as or animal
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blandishments
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something used to coax
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crucible
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container for cooking at high heat
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emaciated
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marked by abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease
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leprous
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showing signs of leprosy, which is an infectious disease that affects body tissue
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manacle
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to handcuff
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queue
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waiting line
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wizend
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dry,shrunken,wrinkled
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