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57 Cards in this Set
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frowning; scowling
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beetle-browed
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very heavy; massive
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ponderous
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concerns; has to do with
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pertains
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a building, esp. a large and imposing one
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edifice
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American religious leader (1591-1643)
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Anne Hutchinson
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not favorable; not promising
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inauspicious
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faces; facial features
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physiognomies
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unquestionably
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indubitably
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a member of a Christian sect holding unorthodox beliefs
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Antimonian
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unorthodox
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heterodox
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impressive because of age or reputation
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venerable
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a hoop skirit
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farthingale
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meaning
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purport
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interest; benefit
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behoof
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good friends
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gossips
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to believe; to think
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trow
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bold
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brave
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minor official of the court
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town beadle
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intended to regulate extravagance
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sumptuary
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wickedness
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iniquity
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shameful; humiliating
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ignominious
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possibly
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perchance
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proud in a disdainful way; arrogant
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haughty
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causes pain
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rankles
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calm; peaceful
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serene
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a device in which a prisoner is locked and exposed to public humiliation
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pillory
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shame; disgrace
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ignominy
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a hold, a grip
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gripe
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a Roman Catholic
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Papist
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people of distinction
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personages
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drawn as a conclusion
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inferred
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insulting rudeness; scorn
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contumely
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proudly aloof; scornful
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disdainful
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supernaturally
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preternaturally
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of a rapidly changing series of images
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phantasmagoric
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an objection; a peal of protest
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remonstrance
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a monastery or convent
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cloister
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face; facial features
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visage
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evident; obvious
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manifest
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of different origins; not of the same kind
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heterogeneous
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twistings together
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intervolutions
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not noticeable; not observable
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imperceptible
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why; for what reason
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wherefore
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it seems to me
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methinks
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ago
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agone
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exclamation for emphasis
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marry
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poor judgment leading to misconduct
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misguidance
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to understand
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conceive
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possibly; perhaps
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peradventure
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is necessary for; is appropriate for
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behooves
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wisdom
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sagacity
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distinguished; high in rank or position
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eminent
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a person's manner of bearing
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mien
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besides; in addition
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withal
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quivering; trembling
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tremulous
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likely to produce a desired result
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effectual
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indifference
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insensibility
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