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15 Cards in this Set
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bane
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noun, the cause of death, ruin or distress
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deign
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verb, to think it beneath ones dignity
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eke
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verb, to manage to make a living with difficulty
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knell
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noun, to ring in a slow solemn way
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mete
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verb, to alote
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moot
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adj, debatable; so hypothetical as to be meaningless
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mulct
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verb, to punish by a fine; extract by fraud or deceit
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plumb
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verb, to discover the facts
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quail
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verb, to draw back in fear
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roil
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verb, to stir up or adgitate
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ruck
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noun, a heap or stack; a large quantity or crowd
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shunt
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verb, to move or turn to ones side
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svelte
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adj, slender and graceful; suave
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thrall
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noun, a person under moral or psychological domination of something or someone
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malingerer
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noun, one who fakes illness and pretends to be suffering
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