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22 Cards in this Set
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haze
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fog-like condition making it hard to see
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crusade
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a movement either for or against something
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fleeting
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passing by quickly
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raven
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an extremely dark black color
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petticoats
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slips; undergarments
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station
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social status; importance among social groups
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piazza
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a porch
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wake
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a visible sign that someone or something has passed
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parlor
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a fancy room, such as a living room
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spectacles
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glasses used for better vision
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grooms
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people taking care of animals, such as horses
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hospitality
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showing good manners, kindness, and respect
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queried
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to have asked a question
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quinine
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a colorless, bitter medicine used to treat diseases such as malaria
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chloroform
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medicine used to "knock someone out"
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barbaric
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used to describe crude taste, style, and/or manners
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hasty
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done or made too quickly
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overseer
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one who looks after something, such as property
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wallop
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to strike or beat in a hard way
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mudflats
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damp, muddy marsh land
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tactful
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to be said or done in a nice way without being rude
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fathom
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to understand
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