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46 Cards in this Set
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Lattice
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Framwork of crossed bars like a fence
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Origin
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Starting Point
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Resolute
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Firm and Unwavering
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Melancholy
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Sad depressed
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Facetious
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Playfully jocular
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Jocund
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Jolly, cheerful
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Despondent
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sad; unhappy
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avarice
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greed; stinginess
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tumultuous
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noisy; hectic
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reverent
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deeply respectful
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disdain
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to scorn
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opulence
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wealth; great amount
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beseech
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beg; request earnestly
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time
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blithe
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carefree
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affability
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friendliness; pleasentness
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affront
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an intentional insult
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slander
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to make flase statments that hurt someone elses reputation
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infamous
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famous for a bad reason
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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feign
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to fake or pretend
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ameliorate
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to get better
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relinquish
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yeild to the control of another
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petty
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small in comparison
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negligable
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so small as to be meaningless
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tenacious
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stcking together
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photosynthetic
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of or having to do with photosynthesis
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ravaged
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to make uninhabitable
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tariff
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a government imposed tax on foriegn imports and exports
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mar
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to make imperfect
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eloquence
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powerful effecive language
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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pragmatic
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of or concerning practical matters
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cultured
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educated; civalized
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guerrillas
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soilders not part of the regular army who make hit and run attacks
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profiteers
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people who demand unfair profit for their goods
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mercenaries
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people who are paid to fight in battles and wars
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monopoly
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complete control
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customs
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charges on foriegn imports
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sodden
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wet or soaked
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inferno
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a hell-like place
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torrid
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very hot
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copper (not the metal)
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a large cooking pot
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gruel
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a thin porridge
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pauper
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one who is extremley poor
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surly
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ill-humored
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