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26 Cards in this Set
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taper
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a candle or wick
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spurn
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to oppose with hostility
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adder
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a small poisonous snake
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augmented
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made greater; increased
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exhalations
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[in context] meteors
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instigation(s)
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encouragment
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phantasma
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phantom; wraith; ghost; appariton
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insurrection
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revolt; rebellion
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faction
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a minority within a large group
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visage
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facial expression (countenance)
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affability
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the quality of showing warmth and friendliness
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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augurer
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one who interpreted for guidance and public affairs
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unicorn
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a mythical creature resembling a horse and having a single horn in the middle of its head, often symbolizing chastity or purity
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whelped
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to give birth to, as an animal, comtemptuous when applied to a woman
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dank
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unpleasantly damp or moist
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rheumy
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damp
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unpurged
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uncleaned
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incorporate
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to be united in an organized body
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appertain
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to belong as a function or part; relating properly to
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exorcist
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one that drives out evil spirits
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entrails
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internal organs; especially the intestines
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consume
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to devour; to use up
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imminent
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about to occur; impending
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emulation
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ambitious rivalry
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contrive
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to plan or to devise
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