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55 Cards in this Set
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hireling
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a person who is willing to do anything or work for anyone as long as they are paid
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descant
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a tune that is sung or or played at the same time as, and usually higher than, the main tune
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bellow
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to shout or make a loud sound, especially out of anger
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ruffle
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to disturb the smooth surface; to irritate
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megalomaniac
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a person with an exaggerated view of his or her own importance or power
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limelight
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the center of public attention
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bequest
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money or property to be given to a particular person when one dies
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lieu
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instead of
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doughty
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brave and strong
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portly
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fat, especially of a stately person
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grate
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to make a harsh noise; to have an irritating effect
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regalia
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the special clothes that are worn or objects that are carried at official ceremonies
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epidemiology
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the scientific study of the spread and control of diseases
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scant
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hardly any
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vitiate
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to spoil or reduce the effect of something
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dispirited
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having lost hope
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steppe
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a large area of land with grass but few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia
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perdition
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punishment that lasts for ever after death
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ode
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a poem that speaks to a person or thing or celebrates a special event
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privy
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allowed to know about something secret
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exhume
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to remove a dead body from the ground especially to determine cause of death
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misapprehension
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a wrong idea about something, or something one falsely believes to be true
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sanctum
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a private room where one can go and not be disturbed; a holy place
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adjourn
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to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time; to go to another place, often to relax
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apposition
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the use of a noun phrase immediately after another noun phrase that refers to the same person or thing
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compendium
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a collection of facts, drawings and photographs on a particular subject, especially in a book
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wiles
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devious or cunning tricks used to get someone to do what one wants
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larceny
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the act of stealing something from one; the location where this takes place
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sleuth
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a person who investigates criems
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troubadour
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a writer and performer of songs or poetry
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injunction
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an official order given by a court which demands that something must(n't) be done; an official warning
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exorcise
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to drive out or get rise of something evil
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eyesore
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a building or object that is unpleasant to look at
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apotheosis
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the highest or most perfect development of something; the best time in someone's life or career
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furrow
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a long narrow cut in the ground
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lummox
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a clumsy, stupid person
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forbearance
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the quality of being patient and sympathetic toward other people
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harry
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to annoy or upset someone by continuously asking them questions or for something; to make repeated attacks on the enemy
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forebear
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a person in one's family who lives a long time ago
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environs
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the area surrounding a place
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waylay
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to stop someone who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them
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harlequin
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an amusing character in some traditional players who wears bright clothes with diamond patterns
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consecrate1
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to make holy
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converse
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something that has been reserved; an opposite
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domicile
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place of residence (legal term)
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bashful
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shy and easily embarrassed
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arraign
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to bring someone to court in order to accuse them of a crime
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enpostulate
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to express strong disagreement or disapproval
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cupidity
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obsession with acquiring material things; greed
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floe
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a sheet of floating ice
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wean
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to stop feeding a baby breastmilk and now with real food; to gradually stop doing or using something
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insubordinate
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refusing to obey instructions or show respect
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prefigure
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to suggest or show something that will happen in the future
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penance
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a burdensome act that must be done; a complex, stratified act
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disembarrass
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to free from something troublesome or cumbersome
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