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25 Cards in this Set
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Cur
(n) |
a base or cowardly person
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Wanton
(adj) |
unchaste or loose; luxuriant or overabundant
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Husbanded
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to use sparingly or economically
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Obeisance
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a bow
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Usurp
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to take over or occupy without right; to seize and hold by force and without legal authority
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Gait
(n) |
a manner of walking, stepping, or running
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Homage
(n) |
special honner or respect shown publicly
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Abate
(v) |
to diminish or lessen; to reduce or decrease in intensity, degree or amount
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Raiment
(n) |
clothing or garments
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Abject
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hopeless; having no pride or spirit
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Beguile
(v) |
to decieve by trickery
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Waning
(v) |
diminishng; drawing to an end
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Rail
(v) |
to utter a bitter complaint or carry on about something; whine
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Tarry
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to wait; to delay or be late in going
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Melancholy
(n) |
a gloomy state of mind
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Abjure
(v) |
to renounce upon oath; abstain from
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Importune
(n) |
trouble with a sense of urgency; over-persistence in request/demand
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Froward
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stubbornly contrary and disobediant
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Penance
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a punishment undergone in compensation for a sin
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Dowry
(n) |
money or property usually brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
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Fray
(n) |
a noisy quarrel or brawl
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Affable
(adj) |
friednly; pleasant
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Knavery
(n) |
dishonest; crafty dealing; mischeif or trickery
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Ingrate
(n) |
an ungrateful person
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Quaff
(v) |
to drink heartily
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