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27 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to detest utterly; to loathe; to scorn
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asunder
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into separate parts
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bier
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a framework for carrying; a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed
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carrion
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dead and putrefying
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dissemble
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to counsel facts or feelings; to hide under a false appearance
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doublet
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a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe during the Renaissance
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exile
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a forced removal from one's country or home
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fickle
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likely to change quickly or on a whim; not constant or loyal
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herald
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an official crier or messanger
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jocund
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cheerfulness; liveliness; high spirits
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cull
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to select from a group; to choose
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dirge
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a song or hymn or grief or lamentation; funeral music
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loathsome
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disgusting
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orison
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a prayer
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prostrate
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stretched out with face on the ground; to humble oneself
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solace
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a source of relief; comfort in sorrow
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ambiguous
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capable of being understood in 2 or more ways; open to several possible meanings
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aloof
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indifferent; reserved
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amorous
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relating to being in love
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betrothed
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promised in marriage; engaged
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dire
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dismal; extreme; disastrous
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auspicious
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promising success; favorable; of good omen
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obsequies
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funeral or burial rites
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penury
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severe poverty; extremely frugal
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peruse
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to read through with thoroughness and care
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pine
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to yearn intensely for something unattainable
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sepulcher
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a tomb
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