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30 Cards in this Set
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ruse
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a joke, trick
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laud
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praise, glorify, honor
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unmoor
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to make infirm; not secure
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edacity
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appetite
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walf
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child who has no home
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yegg
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burglar who robs safes
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xanthous
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yellowish
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bilious
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peevish, irritable
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destitute
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lacking food
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sleve
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one who can't keep a secret
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caprice
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a sudden desire
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unfledged
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not yet having developed
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ardently
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burning, fiery
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pathos
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pity
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akin
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of similar character
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duress
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forcible restraint
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caveat
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to warn
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coffle
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a line of slaves
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brogue
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any strong regional accent
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brooding
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appearing darkly menacing
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bilk
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to cheat
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clemency
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mercy
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pontiff
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the pope
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adamantine
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too hard to break
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perdition
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damnation; loss of soul
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light
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constituent
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a component
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erudite
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well-learned
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brackish
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salty
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ignominy
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disgrace
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