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20 Cards in this Set
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barrel
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hogshead
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thin wood slats, to which plaster is usually attached
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lath
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a man who is overly fastidious
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dandy
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a light rowboat
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skiff
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an important person
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nabob
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barrel-maker
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cooper
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turned over on its side
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careened
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the direction in which the wind is blowing
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leeward
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a hymn in praise of God
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doxology
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a flood of water
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sluice
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to find innocent
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acquit
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to frolic
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caper
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to figure
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cipher
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theatrical
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histrionic
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hypnotism
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mesmerism
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a funeral rite
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obsequy
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study of head bumps as a guide to character
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phrenology
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clumsy because of weight
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ponderous
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a ship's small boat
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yawl
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blue of the clear sky
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azure
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