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29 Cards in this Set
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dint
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force; power
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beeftea
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beef bouillon
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cachou
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losenge
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cod
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practical joke
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decanter
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a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like
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dewlaps
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folds of loose skin under the throat
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Elements
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early schooling in spelling, arithmetic, geography, history, Latin, and writing
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palsy
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tremoring of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body
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mirth
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gaiety
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languor
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lack of spirit or interest; listlessness
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esplanade
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any open, level space, especially one serving for public walks or drives
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hob
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shelf within a fireplace
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hearthrug
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a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
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guffaw
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a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
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gallnuts
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hard knots produced in tree branches by boring insects
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flyleaf
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a blank leaf in the front or the back of a book
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platt
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candy
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quays
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commercial stretches of road alongside the river
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quid
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a portion of something, especially tobacco, that is to be chewed but not swallowed
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rector
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the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools
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refectory
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a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution
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roguery
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playful mischief
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scullion
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a kitchen servant who does menial work
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tryst
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an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly bylovers
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tig
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tag
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themes
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essays written to set topics
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suck
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teacher's pet
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squalor
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filth and misery
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rosin
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the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine and used as a stimulant in ointments
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