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15 Cards in this Set
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askance
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with a side glance
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balk
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to stop short and refuse to go on
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benighted
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involved in intellectual or moral darkness
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dastardly
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showing despicable cowardice
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dotage
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excessive fondness
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foray
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to rave in the search of spoils
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harvenger
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one who (that which) goes before and announces the coming of something
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lithe
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pliant
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quail
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to cower
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qualm
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a pang of conscience
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slough
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to cast off
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vouchsafe
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permit
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cogent
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having the power to compel belief
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collateral
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parallel
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commiserate
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to sympathize with
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