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Page 6 Scythe

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an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle

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Page 4 Slete

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a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes

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Page 75 Vane

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: a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind

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Page 3 Kleptomania

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: a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive

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Page 75 Hindquarters

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: one side of the back half of the carcass of a quadruped including a leg and usually one or more ribs

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Page 76 Finality

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: the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or complete

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Page 122 Elated

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: marked by high spirits : EXULTANT

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Page 123 Caduceus

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the symbolic staff of a herald
specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

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Page 123 Cantered

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: to move at or as if at a canter

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Page 125 Delicatessen

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: ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads)

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Page 132 Kowtow

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: to show obsequious deference : FAWN

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Page 169 Mournfully

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: expressing sorrow

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Page 169 Sloshed

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: DRUNK, INTOXICATED

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Page 176 Marred

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: to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : SPOIL

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Page 188 Marshy

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: resembling or constituting a marsh

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Page 193 Chasm

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: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : GORGE

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Page 193 Barter

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: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services

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Page 244 Metamorphosis

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: change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means

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Page 245 Soiled

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: to make unclean especially superficially : DIRTY

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Page 251 Self-inflicted

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: inflicted or caused by oneself

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Page 270 Tentatively

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: with hesitancy or uncertainty : in a tentative manner

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Page 268 Mystified

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: to perplex the mind of : BEWILDER

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Page 266 Skeptically

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: relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism

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Page 283 Obedience

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: an act or instance of obeying

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Page 291 Portcullis

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: a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage

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