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Edification

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An act or process of teaching that improves character and mind

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Cordiality

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Sincere affection and kindness

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Gaped

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Open widely

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Inquisitive

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Tending to ask questions

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Mimosa

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Tropical tree or shrub that has a small white or pink flowers that are balls

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Morbid

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Relating to unpleasant subjects

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Placidly

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Not easily upset or excited

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Protestant

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A Christian who is not catholic or eastern church

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Pulpit

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Raised platform where priest stands when giving service

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Quibbling

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Arguing or complaining about small, unimportant things

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Tacit

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Expressed or understood without being directly stated

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Collards

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Cabbage related to kale

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Dismemberment

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To cut or tear into pieces

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Eerily

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Strange and mysterious

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Ensuing

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To come at a later time

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Franklin stove

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Metal heating stove resembling a fire place

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Kudzu

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Fast growing Asian vine used for erosion control and is very invasive

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Lattice-work

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Frame or structure made of crossed wood or metal strips

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Malignant

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Very serious and dangerous

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Prowess

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Great ability or skill

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Ramshackle

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In a very bad condition and needing to be repaired

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Respiration

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The act or process of breathing

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Rigid

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Not able to bend easily

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Waning

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To appear to become thinner or less dull

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Cleaved

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To adhere firmly and closely

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Gnats

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Small fly that bites people and animals

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Meditative

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Very thoughtful

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Palate

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The top part of the inside of your mouth

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Perpetual

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Continuing forever or for a very long time without stopping

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Embalming

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Treating a dead body with special chemicals to keep from decaying

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Rendered

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To cause to be or become

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Vigil

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An event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place and quietly waits and prays

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Whittles

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Large knife

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Aberrations

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Something that is unusual or unexpected

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Azaleas

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Type of bush that has colorful flowers that bloom in the spring

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Cannas

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Any of a genus of tropical herbs with simple stems and large leave

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Caricatures

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Drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish

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Cordial

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Politely pleasant and friendly

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Flue

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Channel or pipe in a chimney for carrying flame and smoke to outer air

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Meteorological

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A science that deals with weather