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45 Cards in this Set
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guile
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deceitful cunning
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contemplate
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to consider
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vexed
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annoyed
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sagacity
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wisdom, discernment
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jeers
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taunts, mocking remarks
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straitened
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deficient or lacking
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gait
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manner or walking or running
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alacrity
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promptness, or quickness
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intrepid
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fearless
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furtive
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stealthy, sly
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morosely
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gloomily
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pathos
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sympathetic pity
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benediction
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blessing
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effiminate
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having feminine qualities
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edifice
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building
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vestibule
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lobby
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relish
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enjoyment
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facetious
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joking or jesting
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mortified
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rotting, gangrenous
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expectorate
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spit
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pariah
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outcast
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noncommittal
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lacking distinctive character
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wane
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diminish
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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accouterments
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equipment or accessories
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portmanteau
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suitcase
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serviette
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napkin
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indecipherable
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unreadable
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avert
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turn aside
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till
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money drawer
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multitudinous
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many
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vivisection
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operating on a live creature
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wrested
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took away
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apathetic
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uncaring
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missive
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note or letter
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hansom
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horse- drawn cab
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swathings
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wrappings
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perambulator
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baby carrige
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inarticulate
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unreadable
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amenable
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agreeable
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unassimilated
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not absorbed
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urchins
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ratty children
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depredations
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attack
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impeded
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interfered
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accost
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crimes of plunder
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