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100 Cards in this Set
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attest |
bear witness to; testify to |
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battery |
a set of guns or other heavy artillery |
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cipher |
numbers; arithmetic; secret writing/code |
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consternation |
great dismay; paralyzing terror |
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cordiality |
welcoming quality or feeling; heartiness; warmth |
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hew |
to cut with an ax, sword, etc; chop |
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lair |
den or resting place of a wild animal |
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larceny |
the unlawful taking, carrying away, or using of the property of another; theft |
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malignant |
very evil, hateful, or malicious |
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manacle |
fetter for the hands; handcuffs |
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morose |
gloomy; sullen; ill-humored |
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mollify |
soften in temper; calm, pacify, or appease |
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patronage |
buying regularly at a given store |
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penitence |
sorrow for sinning or doing wrong |
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ponder |
consider carefully; think over |
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sagacious |
wise in a keen, practical way; shrewd |
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shrew |
a bad-tempered, quarrelsome woman |
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surmise |
infer or guess |
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swarthy |
having dark skin |
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vicariously |
experiencing something by imagined participation in another's experiment |
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impair |
damage; harm; weaken |
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vanquish |
conquer, defeat, or overcome in battle or conflict |
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contemplate |
deeply thoughtful; mediative |
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rumination |
meditation; reflection |
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presentiment |
a feeling that something bad will occur |
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vagrant |
an idle wanderer; tramp |
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ponderous |
very heavy |
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rebuff |
a blunt or sudden halting of a person |
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manifest |
to show plainly; reveal; display |
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capricious |
likely to change suddenly without reason |
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dejected |
in low spirits; sad; discouraged |
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disdainfully |
scornfully; sneeringly |
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bestow |
give something as a gift |
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disgorge |
throw up the contents |
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melancholy |
depressed in spirits; sad; gloomy |
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magnanimous |
noble in soul or mind; generous in forgiving |
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acquiesce |
accept (the conclusions or arrangements of others); agree |
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tumbler |
person who performs leaps, springs, somersaults, etc; acrobat |
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mortification |
a feeling of shame; humiliation |
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degradation |
a reduction in rank, prestige or honor, debasement |
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clemency |
mercy; leniency; forgiveness |
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niggardly |
stingy; miserly; scanty; meager; giving less that what is sufficient |
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sham |
pretended; feigned; fake |
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chasm |
a deep opening or crack in the earth; gap |
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jocose |
full oj jokes; given to joking; jesting; humorous |
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deter |
discourage or precent from acting or proceeding by fear of danger or trouble |
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reticent |
inclined to say little or nothing not speaking freely; reserved in speech |
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pettish |
irritable; peevish; cranky |
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miscreant |
troublemaker; wrongdoer; criminal |
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comply |
act in agreement with a request or command |
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encompass |
surround completely; encircle |
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adjunct |
something connected with and subordinate in position to a more importation thing; accessory |
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thwart |
prevent; obstruct; impede |
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staid |
having a settled quiet character; sober; sedate |
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lavish |
very luxurious; unrestrained in giving or spending |
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interment |
burial |
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servile |
like that of slaves; mean; base |
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auspicious |
with signs of success favorable |
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ingrate |
an ungrateful person |
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yore |
a time now long past |
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boor |
a rude, bad-mannered person |
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relinquish |
give up; let go; release |
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repugnance |
strong dislike or distaste |
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fidelity |
steadfast faithfulness; loyalty |
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reiterate |
say or do several times; repeat |
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impel |
drive or force; cause |
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ravenous |
very hungry |
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uncouth |
not refined; awkward; clumsy; crude |
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expatriate |
force to leave one's country; banish; exile |
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poacher |
someone who hunts illegally on another's property |
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supersede |
take the place of; cause to be set aside; displace |
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countenance |
expression of the face |
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gravity |
seriousness; earnestness |
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ghastly |
causing terror; horrible; shocking |
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incredulous |
not ready to believe; doubting skeptical |
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spectral |
of or like a specter; ghostly |
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teem |
be full (of); abound; swarm |
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conjecture |
formation of an opinion and admittedly without sufficient evidence or proof |
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forbore |
prediction; warning |
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intimation |
an direct suggestion; hint |
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lacerate |
tear roughly; mangle |
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unwonted |
not customary; not usual |
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blight |
cause to wither and die |
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apprise |
give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise |
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strait |
a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water |
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reconnoiter |
approach and examine or observe in order to learn something |
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adjure |
request earnestly or solemnly; entreat |
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devolve |
be handed down to someone else; be transferred |
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resignation |
act of resigning, quitting, or giving in |
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placid |
pleasantly calm or peaceful; quiet |
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harass |
trouble by repeated attacks |
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defer |
put off to come later time delay; postpone |
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legacy |
money or other property left to a person by the will of someone who has died; bequest |
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bilious |
suffering from or caused by some trouble with bile or the liver |
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remonstrance |
act of protest; complaint |
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nocturnal |
active at night; of the night |
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apparition |
a supernatural sight or thing; ghost or phantom |
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matronly |
dignified; like a mature person |
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avarice |
too great a desire for money or property; greed for wealth |
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tranquil |
free from disturbance; calm; peaceful; quiet |
