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61 Cards in this Set
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Offenses
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misdemeanors, against the law
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typhus
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infection that caused high fever, rash cough
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vile
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repulsive
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evades
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escapes
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etched
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engraved
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precious
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of great value
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cabaret
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restaurants with music
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millineries
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hat stores
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rucksack
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back pack
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shalom
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hello, greeting, peace
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vultures
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birds that feed on dead animals
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yiddush
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language spoken by jews in eastern europe
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lapsed
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slipped away
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throb
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pounding
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forboding
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dread
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detainees
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people who are placed in custody; can't leave
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simpleton
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foolish person
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squat
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short fat man/woman
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bleak
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dismal
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monitor
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check on
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bribing
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paying off
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kerchief
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scarf
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stormy
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agitated/tormented
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compassion
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sympathy/kindness
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forsaken
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forgotten/left alone
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tempest
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strong winds
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parquet
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type of wood floor
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helmsman
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steers the ship
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samovar
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brews tea
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czarina
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queen
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tallis
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shawl worn by jewish men/women during prayer
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star of david
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jewish symbol--six points
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mitzvah/bar bat
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coming of age
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bubbe
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grandma
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jabbering
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babbleing
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twine
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twist together
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grasp
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hold
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modest
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humble
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mute
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silent
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lumbered
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waddled
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numb
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unable to feel any emotion
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befriend
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become friends with
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chores
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jobs
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harbor
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port
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envy
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jealousy
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frail
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weak
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fretting
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worrying
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deportation
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the act of being sent back to one's country
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minimal
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small
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coward
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afraid
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comrade
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friend
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infectious
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contagious
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commotion
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confusion and activity
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bayonets
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blades at the ends of rifle
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migration
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movement from one area to another
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resounded
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echoed
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frail
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having delicate health
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fumigation
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chemical treatment to kill germs/insects
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sprawling
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huge area
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steerage
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where poor people stay on a ship
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monotony
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sameness
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