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17 Cards in this Set
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grope
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to search for something blindly by feeling with the hands
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abyss
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an immeasurably deep pit or great space
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prudence
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good sense; good judgment
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grope
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to search for something blindly by feeling with the hands
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abyss
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an immeasurably deep pit or great space
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slackened
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to become less intense, vigorous, or fast
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desolate
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absent of inhabitants and visitors; deserted
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shroud
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something that covers, especially at the time of burial
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scheme
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a planned trick or plot
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connived
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to plan secretly, usually something wrong or illegal
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birthright
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a right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth
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ominous
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foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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forged
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moved forward slowly or steadily
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formidable
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difficult to deal with or overcome
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precarious
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dangerously unstable or unsteady
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cumbersome
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awkward to carry because of size, heaviness or bulk
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pinioned
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restrained or immobilized
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