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20 Cards in this Set
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Range
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n.
stove with several burners and one or more ovens |
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Turf
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n.
grass and the surface layers of earth held together by its roots; peat |
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austerity
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n.
Plainness and simplicity,usually because of limited income |
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wellingtons
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n.
a knee high waterproof rubber boot |
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tableau
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n.
silent and motionless people arranged to represent a scene or incident |
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Chaplain
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n.
a member of the clergy attached to a chapel or institution such as the armed forces |
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epaulettes
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n.
an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing often a uniform |
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resplendent
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adj.
attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous |
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tricorn
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n. or adj.
three cornered hat; having a brim that turns up on three sides |
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plumage
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n.
A bird's feathers |
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wireless
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n.
radio receiving set |
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emblazoned
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adj.
conspicuously display or inscribe on an item |
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jaundiced
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adj.
unnaturally yellow from illness of the bile tract; bitterness,envy,jealousy |
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forlorn
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adj.
pitifully sad or lonely |
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mash
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n.
bran mixed with hot water and given as warm food to animals |
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surplice
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n.
a loose white linen vestment varying in length from hip length to calf length and worn over a cassock |
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whin bush
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n.
a yellow flowered shrub with leaves that are spiny |
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quinine
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n.
a bitter compound found in cinchona bark and used for those with malaria |
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scut
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n.
a person perceived as foolish, contemptible |
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work house
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n.
a public institution in which the destitute of an area receive lodging and meals for work |
