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22 Cards in this Set
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Insolent
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insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
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Conscientious
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insultingly despiseful in speech or conduct
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Shroud
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burial garment
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Wiles
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a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive
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Portents
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something that foreshadows a coming event
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Sceptered
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of or relating to a sovereign or to royalty
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Oblivion
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the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown
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Libations
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an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity)
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Harangued
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to be subjected to a ranting speech or writing
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Heifer
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a young cow
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Colonnade
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a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure
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Staid
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marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint
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Sauntered
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to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner
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Craven
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lacking the least bit of courage
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Moored
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to secure a boat by mooring
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Buoyed
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to keep afloat
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Stature
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natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
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Retching
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to make an effort to vomit
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Suppliant
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supplier
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Beguiled
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To lead by deception
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Brine
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water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt
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Convoy
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to escort for protection
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