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13 Cards in this Set
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annals
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a chronolgical account of events in successive years
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benevolen
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an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
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byssus
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an exceptionally fine and valuable fiber or cloth of ancient times
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commissoaries
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a commissary is someone choes by a superior to carry out a duty or an office
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couries
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a person who carries a message
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diadem
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crown: a ornamental jeweled headdress signifyingroyalty
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disdain
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contempt or scorn
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eunuch
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a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction: "eunuchs guareded the harem"
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gibbet
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a term applied to several different devices used in the capital punishment of criminals (gallows,guillotin, impalement"
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harem
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living quarters reserved for wives and concubines
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irrevocable
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unable to be reversed
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munificence
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generosity
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dicatation
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one perosn who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictaion writes down the words
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