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38 Cards in this Set
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pickled herring
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herring fish that is cut into pieces and mixed with a creamy sauce
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reproachfully
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shame; blame; disgrace
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suspiciously
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without complete trust; with apprehension
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encountered
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meet; find
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resist
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not allow
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corridor
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hallway
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route
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a way to get somewhere; a path
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beckon
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call to; motion for one's attention
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ambled
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walked slowly
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cresent
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a shape that resembles a quarter of the moon
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absentmindedly
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without thinking
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slyest
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most clever
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thirsty
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a dry feeling of the mouth; the feeling one has when something is needed to drink
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nimble
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moving or acting quickly
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spectacles
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glasses for the eyes
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avoid
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put off; resist; withdraw; to keep at a distance; to shun
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coaxing
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to persuade by using kind words or flattery
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tonic
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liquid medicine
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laden
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burdened
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sacrifice
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giving up something of personal value
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pillars
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columns of a building
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poised
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alert; at attention; with great style and class; ready
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cellophane
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a heavy plastic wrap
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throng
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a large amount or group
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glee
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happiness
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lozenges
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medicine that helps a sore throat and/or a cough; it is similar to a cough drop
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reproved
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to blame; to find fault with; to disapprove
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indignant
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to consider unworthy; to be displeased
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derisively
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with scorn or teasing in a mean way
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nougat
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a filling in a cany that is chewy and sticky
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morsel
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a small bit of food
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acquired
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to gain possession of
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devoured
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eaten quickly
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envious
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jealousy of another in some way
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persisted
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to be diligent in accomplishing a task; to keep working at something
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reproved
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to balme; to find fault with; to disapprove
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quench
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to satisfy one's physical thirst or desire for something
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recited
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repeated orally
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