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1
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Adorn

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Dress up

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Alas

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to show pity

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Anon

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Later

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Ale

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Beer

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Assuredly

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Certainly

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Aught

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Anything

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Aye/Indeed

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Yes

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Bandy

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Go back and forth

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Banger

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Sausage

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Bauble

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Cheap Trinket

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Bawdy

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Sexy

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Beauteous

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Beautiful

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Bejeweled

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Decorated in jewels

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Be-Shrew

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Damn

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Bid

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Tell

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Bonny

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Lively/Happy

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Brawl

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Fight

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Breeches

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Pants

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Buxom

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Busty

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By your leave

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Excuse me

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Carouse/Make merry

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Party/Have fun

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Catch/Round

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Song

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Chamber

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Room

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Chemise

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Shirt

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Chide

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Scold

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Come away

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Come along

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Comely

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Attractive

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Commence

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Begin

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Contrive

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Arrange/Plan/Scheme

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Countenance

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Appearance

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Courtier

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One on Royal Court

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Cousin

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Friend

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Crier

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News Reporter

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Curious

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Strange

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35
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Cut-Purse

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Theif

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Damsel

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Young Lady

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Dandy

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Fine Dresser (male)

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Dine

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Eat

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Doff

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Take off

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Dowry

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Marriage price given to groom

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Eve

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Evening

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Faggot

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Bundle of sticks

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43
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Fakery

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Con

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Faire

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Pretty

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Farewell

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Goodbye

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Farthingale

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Hoop skirt

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Favor

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award/prize

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fie

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to show annoyance

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foe

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enemy

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foil

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defeat

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folk

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people

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folly

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foolishness

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forsooth/insooth

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infact

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54
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fortune

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luck

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frolick

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play

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gaffer

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grandfather

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gammer

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grandmother

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gentle

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person

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go forth

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go ahead

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god ye good den

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good day

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goodly

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good

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goose

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fool

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grace

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duke/duchess/archbishop

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guild

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club/union/group

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hail

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hello

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haste

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hurry

67
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hark/harken

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listen

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hawker

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seller who shouts out their deals

69
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heartily

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with deep feeling

70
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hither

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here

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homely

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unatractive

72
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How now?

A

What’s happening?

73
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Hue

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Color

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Humor

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Disposition

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Huzzah

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Hurray

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Knave

A

Untrustworthy Person

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Lack

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Need

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Lad

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Young Boy

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Lady

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Land owners wife/daughter

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Be of good cheer

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Be Happy

81
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Ladyfaire

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Girlfriend

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Lament

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Sorrow

83
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Lass

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Young

84
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Leavings

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Left-overs

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Liege

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Person you owe allegiance to

86
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Livery

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Uniform

87
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Lord

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Land owner

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Maiden/Maid

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Unmarried girl

89
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Master

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Male Merchant/Crafter

90
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Mayhaps

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Perhaps

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Melancholy

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Sad

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Mere

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Just/ a little

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Mistress

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Female merchant/crafter

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Monger/Vendor

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Peddler/seller

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Morrow

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Morning

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Motif

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Design

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Motley

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Assortment

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Much

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A Lot

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Nay

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No

100
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Naught

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None

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Oath

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Promise

102
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Parched

A

Thirsty

103
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Peacock

A

Vain man

104
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Pilgrims

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Travelers

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Pity

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Shame

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Ponder

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Think over

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Pox/Plague

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Disease

108
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Prithee/I pray you

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please

109
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Privy

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Private/bathroom

110
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Privies

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Toilets

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Query

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Question

112
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Quoth

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Say

113
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Raiments/Finery/Garb

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Clothing

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Rapscallion

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Rascal

115
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Recount

A

Recap

116
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Recover

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Resume position

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Retainer

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Servant to nobles

118
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revel

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celebrate/Party

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Reverence

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Bow or Curtsey

120
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Rogue

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Dishonest person

121
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Sack

A

Despoil/pillage

122
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Sans

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Without

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Simpleton/bumpkin

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Dumb person

124
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Sir

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Person with knighthood

125
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Sirrah

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Demeaning address for male

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Squire

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servant to a knight

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Spirits

A

Alcohol

128
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Steward

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servant in charge of the house

129
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Suffer me

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Leave me

130
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Sup

A

To eat the evening meal

131
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Tarry

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delay

132
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Tinker

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Fixer

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Tournament Field

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Arena

134
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Trade

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Sell

135
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Travelers/Patrons

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Customers

136
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Troth

A

promise

137
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Turncoat

A

coward traitor

138
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Upon

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on

139
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Urchin

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Mischievous Child

140
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Valiant

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Couragous

141
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Verily

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Truly

142
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Vessel

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Ship

143
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Vex

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Annoy

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Villian/Soundrel

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Criminal

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Wager

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bet

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Wares

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Items for sale

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wench

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lower class woman

148
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What ails you?

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What’s the matter?

149
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Whit

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Bit

150
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Wit

A

Cleaverness

151
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Wonderous

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Wonderful

152
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Wont

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Accustomed

153
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Wretch

A

unfortunate person

154
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Wrought

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made

155
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yonder

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there

156
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Zealot

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Fantatic

157
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zounds

A

To show astonishment

Renaissance Language Terms (1 decks)

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