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29 Cards in this Set
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cower
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to shrink away or hide in fear
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dissemble
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to hide behind a disguise
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incredulity
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disbelief
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cutter
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small boat that moves quickly
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tempered
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having a proper degree of hardness of a metal
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bemuse
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to stupefy(shock, bewilder)
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impudence
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bold shameless behaviour
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mortify
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humulate; to decay
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rebuke
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to scold sharply
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equity
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justice
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suffice
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to be enough
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maudlin
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tearfully sentimental
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carriage
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the manner of bearing the bodies posture; the act of caring
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renowned
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famous
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suppliant
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to beg
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ruse
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a trick
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shroud
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a burial cloth
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bier
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a structure upon where a corpse or a coffen is put on.
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disdainful
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scornfull
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contend
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to struggle against in combat or in competition
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contemptible
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deserving of scorn; worthless
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emboss
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to decorate with raised design or patterns
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runnel
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a little stream
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tithe
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a tax; contribution
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implacable
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incapble of being calm;unforgiving
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hone
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to sharpen on a hard stone
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throes
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condition of painful struggle
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hew
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to make or shape by cutting with an axe
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abyss
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any botomless depth, or empty space.
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