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36 Cards in this Set
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largess
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money or gifts bestowed
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augment
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to make numerous; to make larger
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quenched
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suppress; to put out or extinguish
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surfeited
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to overindulge; feed or supply in excess
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multitudinous
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having innumerable amounts
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scruples
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an uneasy feeling arised from conscience
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undivulged
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kept secret; unexposed
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treasonous
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a betrayal of trust, against government
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sovereignty
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supremacy of authority, royal ruler
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predecessors
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people who have previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded
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heath
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a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs
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brandished
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wave a weapon menacingly and threateningly
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valiant
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possessing courage; brave
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direful
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dreadful, terrible
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valor
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courage, boldness
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thane
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feudal system, lesser noble, title of honor, money
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repentance
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godly sorrow worthy salvation, feel sorry & want to make amends
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recompense
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receive compensation, repayment
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harbinger
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signal the approach of- foreshadowing messenger
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chastise
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punish as by verbal assault, scold
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impedes
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to obstruct the progress of
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battlements
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a parapet built on top of a wall
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access
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permission, liberty, or ability to enter
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jutty
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a projection in a building
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frieze
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band or decoration on a wall of a building
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buttress
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a structure usually of brick or stone, reinforcement
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trammel
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something impending activit
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shoal
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shallow area or time period
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gloss
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a shiny coating; pass over quickly
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mettle
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courage and fortitude of character
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posterity
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future generations
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verity
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the truth
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oracles
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a person through whom a deity is believed to speak, tell the future
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indissoluble
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permanent binding
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parricide
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murder of one's father, mother, or other close relative
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dauntless
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fearless
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