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20 Cards in this Set
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Apothecary
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A druggist; a pharmacist; a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.
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Dictum
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An authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
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Strictures
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A restraint, limit, or restriction.
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Chattels
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Any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things; a slave.
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Repertoire
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The list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like is prepared to preform.
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Predilection
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A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
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Concession
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The act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument.
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Foray
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A quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder; a quick, sudden attack.
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Vexations
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A source of irritation or annoyance.
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Entailment
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To impose as a burden.
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Similax
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Any plant belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, growing in tropical zones, consisting mostly of vines having woody stems.
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Taciturn
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Inclined to Silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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Intimidation
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To force into or deter from some action by inducing fear.
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Scrip Stamps
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Paper money of small denominations (less than $1.00) issued for temporary emergency use. During the Great Depression.
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Ambled
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To go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter.
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Transaction
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An interaction of an individual with one or more persons, esp. as influenced by their assumed relational roles of parent, child, or adult.
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Malevolent
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Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious.
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Indigenous
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Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native.
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Fiver
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Something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade.
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Illicitly
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Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful; disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.
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