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17 Cards in this Set
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Alliance |
A bond or connection between two groups or two people |
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Gaunt |
Excessively thin |
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Misgivings |
Feelings of doubt |
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Monsoon |
A period of heavy rainfall usually with flooding |
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Relent |
To become less strict; to let up a little |
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Deft |
Marked by skill |
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Forlorn |
Sad and lonely |
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Fervor |
Intensity of feeling |
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Makeshift |
A crude and temporary substitute |
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Ominous |
Foreshadowing evil |
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Strident |
Like a harsh, insistent sound |
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Warily |
In a cautious manner especially when danger is near |
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Wistfully |
In a manner of sad longing for something |
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Eerily |
In a strange or scary manner |
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Impulsively |
Done in a way of not thinking first |
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Belligerently |
In a warlike manner |
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Incomprehensible |
Impossible to understand |