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24 Cards in this Set
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inclement
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unfavorable, stormy, harsh
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peruse
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to read carefully
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premonition
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forewarning
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desist
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cease
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recoil
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draw back
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¤To Pay The Piper
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To bear the consequences
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pertinent
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to the point, appropriate
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mastiff
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large dog
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obsess
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to haunt, preoccupy
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doleful
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sad, melancholy
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wan
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sickly pale
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¤On The Carpet
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being scolded
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histrionics
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display of emotions
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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frustrate
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counteract, foil, thwart
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symptomatic
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having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
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interject
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insert, interrupt
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¤ To Show One's Hand
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to reveal one's intention
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inert
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without power to move
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salient
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outstanding, prominent
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imminent
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likely to happen, threatening
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squeamish
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easily shocked, over sensitive
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engrossed
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absorbed
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¤ To Tilt At Windmills
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to fight imaginary enemies
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