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89 Cards in this Set
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civil
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relating to citizens (p. 7)
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grudge
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deep dislike (p. 7)
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naught
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nothing (p. 7)
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adversary
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opponent (p. 17)
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ambling
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walking (p. 45)
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an
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if (p. 9)
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augment
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to increase (p. 19)
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beget
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give life (p. 49)
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beseech
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beg (p. 43)
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chastity
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abstention from sexual intercourse (p. 25)
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courtier
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an attendant of loyal court (p. 49)
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flourish
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to swing or brandish (p. 15)
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forfeit
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a penalty (p. 17)
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humor
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a mood, a whim (p. 19)
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kinsman
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relative (p. 13)
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nuptial
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wedding (p. 55)
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pernicious
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destructive, deadly (p. 17)
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portentous
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foreboding (p. 19)
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profaner
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one who openly shows disrespect (p. 17)
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scathe
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to harm (p. 57)
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afeard
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afraid (p.79)
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badest
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past tense of to bid; suggested (p. 89)
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baptize
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to name, or to give an identity (p. 71)
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conceive
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to imagine (p. 93)
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crave
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to beg (p. 83)
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cunning
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skill in deception (p. 75)
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divers
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diverse, various (p. 83)
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enmity
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hatred (p. 73)
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feign
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to act as if (p. 107)
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homely
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plain, ordinary (p. 87)
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idolatry
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worship (p. 77)
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impute
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to attribute (p. 75)
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inconstant
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changeable (p. 75)
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invocation
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prayer (p. 67)
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livery
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a clothing that identifies the wearer by occupation or rank (p. 69)
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perchance
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perhaps (p. 105)
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perjuries
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lies (p. 75)
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purblind
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completely blind (p. 67)
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rancor
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hatred (p. 89)
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salutation
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a greeting (p. 93)
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utterance
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a speech (p. 73)
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amerce
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to penalize (p. 129)
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array
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clothing (p. 149)
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bedeck
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to adorn, to clothe (p. 149)
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chide
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to scold (p. 137)
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consort
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to accompany (p. 125)
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counterfeit
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imitate (p. 165)
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devise
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to figure out (p. 119)
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effeminate
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womanly (p. 123)
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forbear
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to give up, to halt (p. 121)
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jocund
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cheerful (p. 157)
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martial
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military (p. 127)
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outrage
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a shocking event (p. 121)
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purgatory
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a place of temporary punishment (p. 141)
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sojourn
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to stay temporarily (p. 151)
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tributary
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contributing, adding to (p. 137)
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vile
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evil (p.135)
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without
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outside (p. 141)
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attires
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clothes (p. 187)
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bier
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a funeral bed (p. 183)
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cope
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to rival (p. 181)
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or lament (p. 201)
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distraught
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driven crazy (p. 191)
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environ
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to surround (p. 191)
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forsooth
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truthfully, in truth (p. 185)
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inundation
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a flood (p. 175)
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pensive
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reflective, thoughtful (p. 177)
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redress
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reparation (p. 205)
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stifle
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to suffocate (p. 191)
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'twixt
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betwixt, between (p. 179)
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valor
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great courage (p. 183)
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warrant
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to assure, to guarentee (p. 187)
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abhor
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to hate (p. 225)
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aloof
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apart, away (p. 217)
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conduct
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guide, usher (p. 225)
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contagion
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disease (p. 229)
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discern
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to see, perceive (p. 225)
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disperse
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to spread, distribute (p. 211)
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fare
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to get along (p. 207)
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inexorable
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unstoppable (p. 219)
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lamentable
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sad, sorrowful (p. 227)
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meager
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starved (p. 209)
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peruse
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to read (p. 223)
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piteous
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arousing, pity, sad (p. 231)
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prefix
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to arrange in advance (p. 237)
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rigor
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strictness (p. 237)
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scourge
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punishment (p. 239)
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unaccustomed
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past part. strange (p. 207)
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writ
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writeen (p. 213)
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