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42 Cards in this Set
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harrowed
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broken up and leveled by a harrow, a frame with spikes or disks, drawn by a horse or tractor.
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astutley
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cleverly or cunningly
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forebears
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ancestors
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rancor
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deep spite or bitter hate
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obstinacy
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stubborness
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pious
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showing religious devotion
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pernicious
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causing great injury or ruin
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transgression
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wrongdoing, sin
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heretics
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those who hold a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church
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augmenting
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increasing, enlarging
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grievance
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injustice, complaint
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precluded
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prevented
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retribution
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payback
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accosted
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greeted, in a forward of agressive way
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afflicted
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suffering or sickened
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explicit
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clearly stated
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recoiling
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staggering back
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termination
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end
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subsided
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settled down
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preciptious
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steep; sheer
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marauders
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raiders
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medley
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mixture of things not usually found together
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condolence
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expression of sympathy
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languor
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lack of vigor; weakness
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succor
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aid; help; relief
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intrepid
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fearless; dauntless
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laconic
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briefly stated
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militant
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eager to fight; combative
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oblivious
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unmindful
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sanguine
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confident; bloody
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ubiquitous
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everywhere present
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vigilant
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alert to danger; watchful
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diverged
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branched out in different directions
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demure
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shy or modest
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complied
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carried out or fulfilled a request
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manhanded
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treated roughly
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impertinence
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inappropriate rude action
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conviction
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strong belief
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inert
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lacking the power to move; inactive
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contention
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statement that one argues for
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volition
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the act of using the will
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taut
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high-strung; tense
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