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Riley North Shore T1 L5 Flashcards

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impatiently

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not accepting delay

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bidding

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command; summons; invitation

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gnomes

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fabled race of dwarf like creatures

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shriek

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a loud, sharp, shrill cry

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dismay

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the state of being shocked or upset

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astonishment

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overpowering wonder of suprise

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absence

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the condition of not being present

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tolerant

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accepting

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genius

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a person who is very clever

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minute

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a period of sixty seconds

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magician

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a person skilled in the art of magic

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parlour

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a room in a house used for sitting in and entertaining guests

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squelched

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subdued or overcome

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wade

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to go or walk through water or mud

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interruption

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the act of on being interupted

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incapable

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not able to do something

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oblivious

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unaware of not paying attention

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conducive

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tending to produce

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industrious

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working energetically on devoted

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crane

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a machine with a long arm and a chain

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creative

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having or showing imagination

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decide

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to make up one’s mind

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divide

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to separate into parts or groups

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flake

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a very small piece

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invite

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to ask some one to come

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milkshake

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a drink made by shaking milk on flavouring

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polite

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well mannered

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pure

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not mixed with anything

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sure

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certain

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quarelling

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arguing

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absurd

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unreasonable

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chiropodist

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a person who treats minor disorders of the feet

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comprehend

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to understand

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forager

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someone who hunts for food and provisions

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impression

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the idea or affect produced in someone’s mind by a person, experience etc.

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liberate

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to set free

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obvious

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easily seen or understood

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sever

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to put an end to; to cut

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vigilant

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alert; watchful

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adhere

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to stick

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compositor

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a person who sets the type or text for printing

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croupier

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a person who takes and pays bets at a gmabling table in a casino

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harness

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the leather straps by which a horse is attached to a cary which it is pilling and by means of which it is controlled

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imposter

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a person who pretends to be someone else, or to be something he is not

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inflexible

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not flexible

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misery

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unhappy

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pugilist

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someone who fights with his fists for sport

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valet

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a manservant who looks after his master;s clothes

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wager

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a bet

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ascend

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to climg up

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bruise

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an injury caused by a blow to a person or fruit, turning the skin a dark colour

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calves

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plural of ‘calf’

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cocoa

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( a powder made from) the crushed seeds of the cacao tree, used in making chocolate.

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palm

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the inner surface of the hand bewtween the wrist and fingers

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echo

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the repeating of a sound caused by it striking surfaces and coming back

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fault

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a mistake

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ghost

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a spirit, usually of a dead person

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guard

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to protect from any danger

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guess

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to say what is likely to the the case/answer

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`adjacent

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close to

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anxious

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worried about what way happen or have happene

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conform

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to behave, dress etc.

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deprived

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suffering from hardship etc.

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independant

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not controlled by others

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novelist

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a person who writes novels

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oblivious

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unaware of or not paying attention

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rejoice

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to feel or show great happiness

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shakespeare

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an english poet and dramatist

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stanza

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a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

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aggresive

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ready to attack or oppose

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contrast

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to compare so as to show differences

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empire

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a group of states etc.

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inspired

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motivated to do extremely well

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ablique

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sloping

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playwright

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a writer of plays

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route

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a way of getting somewhere

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simile

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comparing two things using the words like and as

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tremble

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to shake due to cold, fear, weakness etc.

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benefit

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something good

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all right

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an expression of agreement to do something

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anywhere

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in any place

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goalmouth

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the area immediately in front of a goal

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greasegun

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a hand powered pump used to force frease under pressure into bearings in machines.

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knowall

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someone that knows everything

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meanwhile

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during this time

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midday

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the middle of the day

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necklace

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a string of jewels

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somebody

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someone

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somewhere

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a place that is unknown

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deformed

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not in it’s normal shape

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affectionately

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with affection

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beseech

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to beg

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comprehend

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to understand

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custody

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care or keeping

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diffidence

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lack of self confidence

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eyewitness

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a person who has seen someone or something and can bear witness to the fact

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ignited

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set fire

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nourishment

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something that nourishes eg. food

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plausible

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seeming reasonable or convincing

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suffocate

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to kill by lack of air

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amiably

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in a friendly manner

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committee

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a special group selected to deal with some matter

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consequently

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as a result, effect, or outcome

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deceased

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no longer living

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exjpeditiously

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with efficiency

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forlorn

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pitiful

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metaphor

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emblem

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official

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of or concerning a position of authourity

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renowned

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celebrated/famous

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tryst

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a date

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barley

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a type of grain used for food and for making beer and whisky

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bray

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the lous, harsh cry of a donkey

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dismay

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to shock of upset

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display

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to show or exhibit

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grey

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a mixture of colour bewtween black and white

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journey

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a distance travelled, especially over land

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mayor

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the chief public official of a city or town

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obeyed

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behaced obediently

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payment

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something that is paid

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playful

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full of play or fun

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