Vocab Words - 16-25 Flashcards

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A person who lives in wrenched circumstances in order to save an hoard money

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Miser

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2
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Subject to death; having a transitory life

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Mortal

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3
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A punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin

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Penance

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4
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The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor; indigence

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Poverty

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5
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Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.

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Refuge

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6
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Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction

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Remorse

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7
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Firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or oppinionn

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Resolute

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8
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Something that remains above what is used or needed; excess

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Surplus

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9
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A place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises

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Tavern

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10
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To sing Christmas carols from house to house; to drink liquor and wish health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale, so on Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night

Spiced ale or mulled wine that is drunk during celebrations such as Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night

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Wassail

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