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25 Cards in this Set
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TERMAGANT |
a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. |
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PROWESS |
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle |
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USURER |
a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender. |
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ENTREATY |
earnest request or petition; supplication. |
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OSTENTATION |
pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others. |
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SUPERFLUOUS |
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. |
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PIETY |
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations |
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PERTURBATION |
mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation. |
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VENERABLE |
commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character |
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COUNTENANCE |
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face |
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FAIN |
gladly; willingly |
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INIQUITY |
gross injustice or wickedness |
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PATHOS |
pity. |
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PROFANE |
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principlesor things; irreligious. |
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VAGARY |
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance |
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PORTEND |
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does |
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IMPERTINENCE |
unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence |
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ABASH |
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed |
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PRETERNATURAL |
out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal |
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ANTIPATHY |
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. |
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CONSORT |
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. |
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MITIGATE |
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
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SOLICITUDE |
the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern. |
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TORPOR |
sluggish inactivity or inertia. |
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MOLDER |
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away |
