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74 Cards in this Set
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executor
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one who carries out the terms of a will
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unhallowed
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unholy or not blessed
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ramparts
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protective barriers
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rime
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accumulation of granular ice;frost
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entreaty
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urgent request;earnest petition
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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morose
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gloomily or sulleny ill-humored as a person or mood
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extinguished
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put out as a fire
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veneration
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a feeling of awe or respect
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impropriety
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an improper or inappropriate act
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resolute
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determined;decided;firm in purpose
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homage
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respect or reverence paid or rendered
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liberality
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the quality or state of being generous
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destitute
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without means of subsistence;lacking food, clothing, and shelter
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facetious
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joking
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tremulous
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vibratory shaking or quivering
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congeal(ed)
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to cause to solidify
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(mis)anthropic
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dangerous for mankind
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garret
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a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof
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tacitly
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in a way that implies or indicates(by and act of silence) but not actually expressed
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beguiled
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engaged;relieved tedium of
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fain
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obliged or obligated
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livid
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grayish blue
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(ir)resolution
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state of uncertainty of how to act or proceed
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balustrades
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banasters;handrails on vertical balusters or spindels
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gruel
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a thin porridge
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cravat
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a band or scarf worn around the neck
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incredulous
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unable to believe
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apparition
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a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost
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spectre
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a ghostly appearance; a spirit
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fettered
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to restrict freedom of with shackles or chains;restraint
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ponderous
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heavy
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incessant
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unending
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benevolence
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kindness
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deference
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courteous respect or regard for something
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penance
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a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin;an act of self abasement done to show sorrow
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countenance
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the look or expression of the face
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lamentation
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expression of grief or sadness
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recumbent
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inactive;idle
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crown
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the top of the head
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conducive
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tending to produce;contributive;helpful;favorable
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pedestrian
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going on or performed on foot; walking
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vestige
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a very slight trace or amount of something
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cupola
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a domelike structure placed upon a roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air
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despondent
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feeling extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
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condescension
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voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in relations with an inferior
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negus
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a beverage of wine, hot water, sugar, lemon, juice, and nutmeg
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dowerless
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a women's state of being without money or property to be brought to a husband at marriage
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comely
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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair
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tumultuous
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raising a great clatter; disorderly or noisy
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pillage
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to take goods of by force
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brigand
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one who lives by plunder usually a member of a band
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prodigiously
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abnormally; monstrously
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ruddy
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a healthy reddish color
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capacious
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capable of holding much; spacious or roomy
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girded
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to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt)
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scabbard
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a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
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furrows
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ruts, grooves, or narrow depressions
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parapets
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a low protective wall or railing along the edge of a roof or balcony
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apoplectic
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of or pertaining to a sudden loss of function; greatly excited
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opulence
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wealth, riches, or affluence
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sixpence
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a sum of six pennies
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declension
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a decline or decrease
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credulity
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readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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eke (out)
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to make up for the deficiencies of
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rebuke
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reprimand; sharp criticism
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odious
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arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance
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milliner
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a person who designs, makes, trims, and sells women's hats
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exult
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a leap for joy
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mirth
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gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
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league
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any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles
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affability
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characterized by ease and friendliness
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abject
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sunk to or existing in a low state or condition: showing hopelessness
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