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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
Not spoiled
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Veranda
A porch
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Catawba worms
Green and black larva of the catalpa sphinx
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Condescended
To have shown that you believe that you believe you are better than other people
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Convey
Small flock of birds
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Crimson
Deep purplish red color
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Cunning
Getting what is wanted in a clever way
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Entailment
To r
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Hookworms
Intestinal Parasite
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Immune
Not capable of being affected by a disease
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Indigenous
Produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region
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Scrip stamps
Paper money that is issued by the govt for emergencies
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Seceded
To separate from a nation or state and become independent
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Smilax
Widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks
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Sojourn
Temporary stay
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Subsequent
Happening or coming after something else