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Apothecary

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Person who prepared and sold medicines in past times

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Ambled

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To walk slowly in a free and relaxed way

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Assuaged

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To make less painful

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Beadle

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Court official

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Brethren

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refers to members of a profession, society, or sect

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Corsets

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Tight stiff piece of clothing worn by women under their clothing to make their waist appear smaller

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Dictum

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Statement that expresses an important rule

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Domiciled

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Place where you live, your home

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Eaves

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Lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall

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Foray

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Geneva

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Human chattel

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Humans that are owned (humans)

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Impotent

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Lacking power and strength

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Impudent

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Failing to show proper respect and courtesy

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Malevolent

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Having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

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Picket

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Stick or post that is pointed at the end and used to form a fence

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Piety

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Devotion to god

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Predilection

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Natural liking for something

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Ramrod

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Metal bar that is used to push explosive material down into the bare

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Repertoire

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All the plays, songs, dances, that a performer can preform

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Vapid

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Not interesting

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Scold

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Criticize a person in a angry and rude way

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Spittoon

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Container that people spit into

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Strictures

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Law or rule that controls something

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Taciturn

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Tending to be quiet

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Unsullied

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Not spoiled

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Veranda

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A porch

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Catawba worms

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Green and black larva of the catalpa sphinx

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Condescended

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To have shown that you believe that you believe you are better than other people

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Convey

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Small flock of birds

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Crimson

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Deep purplish red color

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Cunning

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Getting what is wanted in a clever way

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Entailment

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To r

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Hookworms

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Intestinal Parasite

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Immune

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Not capable of being affected by a disease

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Indigenous

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Produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region

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Scrip stamps

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Paper money that is issued by the govt for emergencies

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Seceded

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To separate from a nation or state and become independent

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Smilax

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Widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks

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Sojourn

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Temporary stay

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Subsequent

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Happening or coming after something else

English 11 Vocab 1 (26 decks)

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