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61 Cards in this Set
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Dignity |
high social rank |
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Mutiny |
violence |
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Bucklers |
small shields |
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Colliers |
sellers of coal |
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Partisans |
spearlike weapons with broad blades |
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Bills |
weapons consisting of hook-shaped blades |
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Profaners |
those who show disrespect or contempt |
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Pernicious |
causing great injury or ruin |
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Mistempered |
hardened for a wrong purpose |
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Ware |
aware; wary |
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Covert |
hidden place |
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Augmentating |
increasing; enlarging |
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Portentuous |
promising bad fortune |
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Importuned |
questioned deeply |
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Grievance |
injustice; complaint |
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Transgression |
wrongdoing; sin |
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Visage |
mask |
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Livery (Act II) |
clothing or costume worn by a servant |
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Procure |
get; obtain |
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Gyves |
chains |
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Canker |
destructive caterpillar |
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Physic |
medicine |
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Brine |
salt water (tears) |
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Sallow |
of a sickly, pale-yellowish hue |
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Lamentable |
distressing; sad |
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Skainsmates |
criminals; cutthroats |
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Unwieldy |
awkward; clumsy |
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Jaunce |
rough trip |
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Poultice |
remedy |
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Gossamers |
spider webs |
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Predominant |
having dominating influence over others |
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Intercession |
the act of pleading on another's behalf |
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Livery (Act III) |
servant's uniform |
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Gallant |
brave and noble |
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Fray |
noisy fight |
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Martial |
military |
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Exile |
banish |
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Eloquence |
speech that is graceful and persuasive |
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Fickle |
changeable |
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Conduit |
water pipe |
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Stratagems |
tricks; plots |
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Pensive |
deeply thoughtful |
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Surcease |
stop |
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Enjoined |
ordered |
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Behests |
requests |
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Closet |
private room |
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Wayward |
headstrong |
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Dismal |
causing gloom or misery |
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Loathsome |
disgusting; detestable |
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Mandrakes |
plants with forked roots that resemble human legs |
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Quinces |
golden, apple-shaped fruits |
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Apothecary |
one who prepares and sells drugs and medicines |
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Remnants |
what is left over; remainders |
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Penury |
extreme poverty |
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Ducats |
gold coins |
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Haughty |
arrogant |
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Apprehend |
seize; arrest |
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Ambiguities |
statements or events whose meanings are unclear |
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Privy |
secretly informed about |
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Scourge |
instrument for inflicting punishment |
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Blank Verse |
unchanged poetry written in a meter called iambic pentameter |
