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42 Cards in this Set
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Ambled
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to walk slow, leisurely
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apothecary
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an early form of pharmacist
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assuaged
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to lessen or calm
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beadle
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a minor city official, whose main responsibility is preserving order. Their rank is less than a sheriff and a policeman.
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brethren
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members of a particular church or sect
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corsets
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an undergarment that slimms down ladies in places and enhances in others
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dictum
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a formal statement of a principle
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domiciled
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a house or place someone lives in
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eaves
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the lower edge of the roof which usually extends from the house.
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foray
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when you make foray you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not usual for you.
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human chattels
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slaves
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impotent
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powerless
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impudent
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shamelessly bold, like you dont care what people think of you.
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malevolent
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evil
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Methodists
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members of the a branch of the Prostent Christian denomination
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picket
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a pointed, sharpened pole or stake
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piety
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devotion of relgious duties
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predilection
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a preference or a preferred of doing something
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ramrod
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rigid,severe,straight
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repertoire was vapid
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someone's special skills are vapid
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scold
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someone who finds fault in others
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spittoon
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a jarlike thing you spit in to (tobbaco juice)
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strictures
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conditions or rules
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taciturn
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almost always silent
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unsullied
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something that has not been touched or use
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veranda
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a porch with a roof on it
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auburn
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reddish brown
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catawba worms
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highly priced in South
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catawba worms
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highly priced caterpillars
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covey
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group
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condescend
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to believe that something is beneath your dignity
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crimson
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blood red
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entailment
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a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property
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immune
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no effect on you
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indigenious
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particular to a certain region,or country
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scrip stamps
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paper money (small denominations) issued for temparory emergency use
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seceded
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to break away
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smilax
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bright green twinning vine , used to decorate on holidays
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sojourn
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a brief visit
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subsequent mortification
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closly after shame or loss of self respect
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vexations
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something that annoys or causes problems
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wallowing illicitly
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indulge in something bad or illegal
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