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Luster

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A glow.

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Kerchief

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A cloth used as head covering.

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Courses

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Swift or spirited horses, here referring to reindeer.

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Peddler

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A person who offers merchandise for sale along the street or from door to door.

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Droll

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Humorous, whimsical, laughable.

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Tarnished

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Soiled or stained.

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Thistle

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A type of plant.

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Ravenous

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Very eager for food.

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Cavernous

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Huge, like A cavern.

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Scurry

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To move rapidly.

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Rancor

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Hatred

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Zwieback

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A dry, crisp bread.

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Satchel

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A book Bag or backpack.

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Lamb of God

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Another name for Jesus Christ.

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Countenance divine

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Literally, holy expression or face, another name for God.

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Jerusalem

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A holy city in Israel.

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Mills

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Buildings with machinery for manufacturing.

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Maverick

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What refuses to abide by the rules of the group; A nonconformist; a rebel.

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Chignon

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A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head, especially at the nape of the neck, by women.

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Indignant

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Outraged by something that seems unfair, Unjust, or mean.

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Temerity

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Foolishness or rash boldness.

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Hayloft

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An upper room in a barn to store hay

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Scythes

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A tool used for mowing.

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Clamber

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To climb awkwardly

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Hurtle

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To move with a rushing sound

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Vista

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A distant view

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Cocks

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Roosters

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Distended

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Swollen

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Rack

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A wind driven mass of clouds; destruction

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Kneel

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The part of a boat that runs longitudinally down the center of the bottom of the boat.

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Trills

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To play with quick alternate tonesbarb-like structures that Hook to a dogs for or person sock or pants.

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Victor

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Winning

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Tread

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To step

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Immortal

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Not dying; everlasting

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Symmetry

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Beauty of form because of balanced proportions.

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Aspire

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To seek to accomplish a goal; to soar

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Sinews

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Tendons

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Dread

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Causing fear and anxiety or inspiring awe

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Rankles

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To cause anger or irritation.

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Wens

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A cyst, sort of like pimple.

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Canker

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A small, painful ulcer.

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Blighting

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Something that impairs or destroys.

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Treacle

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Molasses

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Batten

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To feel gluttonously.

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Cornice

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Moulding around the top of walls in a room or a decorative piece at the top of a window that hides the top of curtains and rods.

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Belligerent

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Exhibiting hostility or combativeness.

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Scuttles

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To scurry or move quickly.

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Immortality

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Unending existence

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Civility

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Politeness

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Gossamer

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Something light and delicate

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Tippet

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A shawl worn over the shoulders and hanging down in front of the body

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Tulle

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A thin fine netting used for scarfs.

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Tithes

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Usually a voluntary in regular contribution to a church; here, a tax.

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Till

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To plan, so, and raise crops

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Freshet

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Barb like structures that hook to a dog’s for her or a person’s sock or pants.

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Cuffs

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The ends of sleeves that encircle a persons wrists

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Preening

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To make oneself sleek

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Weary

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Exhausted, tired

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Droning

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To make a sustained deep murmuring or humming sound

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Drowsy

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Ready to fall asleep

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Syncopated

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Exhibiting in music and a temporary displacement of the regular beat

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Mellow

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Made gentle by age or experience

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Croon

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To sing in a gentle, murmuring manner

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Melancholy

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Sad, depressed in spirits

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Fathom

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A unit of 6 feet used for measuring the depth of water

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Nymphs

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And mythology, minor cost of nature who lives on mountains and forests or water

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Knell

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Some of the slowly Runbell for Cester, death, or funeral

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Twangling

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A harsh, quick, ringing sound, like that of a plant

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Methought

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I thought

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Thou

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The one addressed; a different way of indicating you

My parents are mean

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Temperate

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Marked by moderation; mild

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Lease

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A given amount of time, usually in a contract

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Date

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Duration of a lease

What I want t have with Jarod

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Fair

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Beauty

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Untrimm’d

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With no ornamentation

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Players

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Actors

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Mewling

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To utter a sound like a cry or meow

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Satchel

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Backpack or book bag

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Pard

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Leopard

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Bubble reputation

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Fleeting or fragile

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Justice

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Official

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Capon

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Chicken

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Wise saws and modern instances

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Traditional, well understood legal rulings and new judgments

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Pantaloon

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Close fitting trousers

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Shank

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Leg

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Sans

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Without

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