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26 Cards in this Set
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gyves
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(archaic) shackle, especially for the leg; fetter
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mickle
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a large number, or amount, or extent
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baleful
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harmful or evil in intent or effect
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dote
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to be weak minded due to old age 2)to show excessive fondness
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rote
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n) a memorizing process using routine or repetition adj) understand or learn
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rancor
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
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prate
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to talk idly and at length; chatter
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louring
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dark or threatening as in the sky
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chide
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to find fault with, reproach or blame; scold
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bandy
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to toss back and forth
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martial
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suitable for or having to do with war or the military
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hie
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to go quickly, hasten
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hap
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an accidental happening, something happening by chance
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mew
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to confine in or as if in a cage
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jocund
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feeling, expressing, or communicating mirth or cheer; cheerful; merry
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discourse
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n)a formal or extensive speech or writing v)to speak or write formally
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hilding
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an unfortunate, unhappy person who is of the lowest quality and fit only
for servant tasks |
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mammet
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a puppet or doll
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stratagem
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a clever, often underhanded scheme meant to achieve an objective
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absolve
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to pronounce free of guilt or sin
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abate
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to lessen in force or intensity; reduce or decrease
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behest
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v)to make an authoritative command n)an authoritative command
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orison
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prayer
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behoove
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to be necessary for
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conceit
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1)the result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion 2)a fanciful
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inexorable
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incapable of being stopped or turned aside; relentless
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