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31 Cards in this Set
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nevvy
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dialect for nephew
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epergne
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an ornamental dish with several compartments used as a centerpiece for a dining table.
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sal volatile
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an aromatic mixture used as smelling salts
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depreciatory
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maent to belittle
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unremunerative
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unrewarding
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indentures
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contracts binding people to work for another for a specific period of time
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ostentasiously
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in a showy manner
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mollified
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made less severe or violent; softened
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rantipole
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a rude boisterous boy
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bound out of hand
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made an apprentice immediantly
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melancholy
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sad and gloomy
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inscrutably
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mysteriously
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excrescence
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an abnormal outgrowth
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cain
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adam and eve eldest son who killed his brother abel
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wandering jew
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a character in medieval folklore condemnedto wander the earth restlessly because of his scorful attitude at christs crucifixion
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George barnwell
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the title character of a popular play in which an apprentice robs his employer and murders his uncle
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vexation
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an annoyance
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disconcerted
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frusterated; or upset
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timon of athens
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he title character of play by shakespeare; coriolanus arrogance cuases him to banished from rome
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subterfuge
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a strategem used to hide ones true objective or to evade an unpleasant sitiution ; diception
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obtruded
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forced upon (someone) unwillingly
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pervading
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spreading throughout
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the rich man and the kingdom of heaven
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an allusion to mathew 19:24: ''it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needdle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god''
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condescension
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the act of dealing withb others in a proud or haughty way
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miscreant
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an evil prson or criminal
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hackney- coachman
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the drive of a horsedrawn coach for hire
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hammercloth
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cloth covering the drivers box in a coach
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equipage
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a carrige used on formal occasions with horses driver and liverred servants
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portmanteau
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a stiff leather suitcase that opens into two carpetments
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking an injury or insult
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handel
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george frederick (168-1759) german born english composer
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