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54 Cards in this Set
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picket
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noun-a pointed or sharpened pole or stake
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piety
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noun-devotion to religious duties and practices
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predilection
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noun-a preference, or a preferred way of doing something
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ramrod
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adjective-reigid, severe , straight
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scold
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noun-someone who often finds fault with people or things ( and usually lets you know about it under no certain terms
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spittoon
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noun-a jar-like container to spit into : usually used for tobacco
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strictures
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noun- condition or rules
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taciturn
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adjective- almost always silent
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unsullied
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adjective-untouched or unused
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veranda
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noun- a portico or porch with a roof
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ambled
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verb-to walk at slow , leisurely
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apothecary
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noun- and early from of a pharmacist ; apothecaries could also prescribe drugs
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assuaged
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verb- to lessen or to calm
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beadle
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noun- a minor city official, lower rank than either a sheriff or a policeman , whose main duties resolve around preserving order at various civil functions such as trials and town hall meetings
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brethren
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noun- members of a particular church or sect
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corsets
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noun-a ladies undergarment designed to produce a particular effect on the figure . that effect usually results in a slim ( or slimmer) waist and larger bust and hips
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dictum
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noun-a formal statement of principle; pronouncement
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domiciled
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verb- a house or place where a person lives
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eaves
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noun- the lower edges of a roof which usually project the side of a building
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foray
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noun- to go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you to do
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human chattels
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noun-slaves
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impotent
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adjective- powerless
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imprudent
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adjective-to be shamelessly bold, as if you don't care what anybody things about you
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malevolent
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adjective- evil
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methodists
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noun-members of a branch of protestant
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auburn
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adjective- red-ish brown
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catawba worms
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noun- caterpillars which are highly prized by fisherman in the south
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condescended
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verb- to agree to do something you believe to be beneath your dignity
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covey
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noun- a group
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crimson
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adjective- blood-red
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cunning
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adjective-attractve or cute
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entailment
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noun- a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property
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hookworms
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noun- a parasite which usually enters the body through the feet and moves to the small intestine where they attach themselves with a series of hooks around their mouths
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immune
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adjective- unaffected
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indigenous
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adjective- belonging to a particular region or country
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scrip stamps
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noun- paper money of small denominations ( less then $1) issued for temporary decorations
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seceded
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verb- to break away
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smilax
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noun- a bright green twinning vine, often used for holiday decorations
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subsequent
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adjective- following closely
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sojourn
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noun- a brief visit
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mortification
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noun- a feeling of shame or the loss of self respect
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vexations
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noun- something causing annoyance or problems
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wallowing
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verb- indulging in something, usually an activity, with great enjoyment
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illicitly
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adverb- improperly; dishonestly
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Amendment 1
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Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
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Amendment 2
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Right to bear arms
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Amendment 3
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Quartering of soldiers , cannot be forced to house a soldier
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Amendment 4
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Search and arrest, search warren't is needed to search a house
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Amendment 5
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Rights in criminal case, cannot be tried for a crime 2 or more times
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Amendment 6
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Right to a fair trial
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Amendment 7
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Rights in civil cases
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Amendment 8
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Bail, fines, punishment and no cruel or unusual punishments
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Amendment 9
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Rights retained by the People
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Amendment 10
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States' rights
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