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55 Cards in this Set
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Tarried
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delayed; waited
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Gastric
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in or near the stomach
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Articulate
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able to speak and express one's self
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Providence
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the care of God
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Rudiments
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principles; elements; subjects to be learned
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Indicative
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to show something about the person
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Gallantly
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in the manner of a gentleman
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Provoke
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to excite some sort of feeling; often anger or irritation
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Mausoleum
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a large, imposing tomb
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Crooned
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to sing in a low, gentle tone
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Alist
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tilted to one side
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Subdued
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soothed or softened and made less intense
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Ambrosia
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a dessert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconuts
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Donned
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to put on clothes
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Gingerly
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carefully; cautiously
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Guilelessness
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to not be crafty when dealing with others
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Attire
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clothing
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Siblings
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brothers and/or sisters
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Indecision
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can't decide what to do
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Obsess
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greatly preoccupy
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Changeling
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a child secretly put in place of another
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Mishaps
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unlucky or unfortunate accidents
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Analogous
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similar; comparable
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Feeble
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weak; frail
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Crook
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the inside part of your arm where it bends at the elbow
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Compensation
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to pay for something or to make up for something
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Porter
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a person who carries luggage, ect., in this case, at a railroad station
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Douse
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to pour liquid, in this case water, all over that person
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Hookah
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an oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube that draws smoke through a bowl of water
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Tartly
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sharply
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Mortify
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humiliate; embarrass
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Analogous
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similar; coomparable
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Tentatice
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to be hesitant or unsure
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Fanatical
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a person whose extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, ect. goes beyond what is reasonable
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Obstreperous
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noisy and unruly
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Attributes
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characteristics; qualities of a person or thing
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Bawled
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cried out noisily
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Constituted
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made up
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Catwalk
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a narrow, elevated walkway
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Inconspicuouus
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to not attract attention
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Vaguely
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to be unclear or not precise
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Evasion
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to avoid doing something
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Nocturnal
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nightly
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Still
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an apparatus for making alcoholic liquors
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Bout
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fight
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Impaired
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damages; weakened
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Deportment
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behavior
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Harbored
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to hold in the mind
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Torso
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the trunk of a body; that is, part of the body that does not include the head, legs, or arms
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Erratically
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strangely; differently than normal
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Pantry
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a small room or closet off the kitchen where foodstuffs and cooking ingredients are stored
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Bluff
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the broad, flat front of a cliff
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Jetty
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a type of wall built out into water to protect a coastline or restrain currents
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Trousseau
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all the nwe clothes a bride brings to her marriage
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Peril
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danger
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