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96 Cards in this Set
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Beseech |
To beg, pleed |
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Conjure |
To bring about magically |
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Array |
To arrange, sort |
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Agile |
Quick moving |
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Abhor |
To hate intensely |
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Devise |
To plan/think out |
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Valiant |
Brave/Heroic |
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Rite |
A privelage |
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Mutiny |
Fighting, rebellion against authority |
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Predicament |
Dilemma, difficult descision |
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Strife |
Bitter conflict |
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Defy |
To challenge to do something impossible |
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Flaunt |
To show off |
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Adversary |
Rival, opponent |
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Augment |
To increase |
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Elope |
To run away secretly |
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Assail |
To attack violently |
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Enmity |
Hatred between enemies |
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Impetuous |
Unplanned/unexpected |
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Perjury |
A lie |
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Austere |
Severely plain |
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Vehement |
Showing strong feeling, intense |
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Fortnight |
Two weeks |
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Reconcile |
To make up |
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Clamor |
A loud continous noise |
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Visage |
A face |
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Solemn |
Serious, formal |
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Amorous |
Loving, romantic |
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Abridge |
To shorten, decrease |
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Inauspicious |
Unfavorable, unlucky |
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Inundate |
Overload, overflow |
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Arbitrate |
To decide, determine |
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Solace |
Source of comfort |
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Distraught |
Agitated with mental conflict |
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Pensive |
Full of thought |
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Remnant |
A leftover |
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Brawn |
Strength, muscle |
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Rancor |
Hatred |
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Bawdy |
Innapropriate |
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Chide |
To discipline |
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Sovereign |
A supreme ruler |
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Sepulcher |
Tomb/grave |
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Nuptial |
Relating to marriage |
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Cloister |
Monastart/church |
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Thwart |
To oppose/block |
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Dram |
A small amount |
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Poverty |
Lack of money |
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Inter |
To bury |
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Quarantine |
A restraint upon activities |
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Bigamy |
Having 2 wives |
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Rift |
A crack or gap |
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Lament |
To feel or express sorrow |
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Extenuate |
To excuse something |
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Tedious |
Something boring |
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Beguile |
To trick or cheat |
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Unwieldy |
Not easily managed |
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Revenue |
Money incoming |
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Arrogant |
Stuck up, snobby |
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Absolve |
To forgive |
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Prevail |
To succeed or win |
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Debris |
Flying pieces |
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Morosely |
Sadly/unsociable |
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Lumber |
To move heavily and clumsily |
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Pantomime |
Expressive movement of face and body |
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Recumbent |
Reclining, lying down |
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Craftily |
Clever, in a sneaky manner |
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Resignedly |
Giving up |
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Contemplate |
To consider, think over |
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Drone |
To persistantly talk in a low voice |
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Imperiously |
In a bossy commanding way |
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Pugnacious |
To be aggressive |
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Skeptical |
To be doubtful |
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Euthanasia |
Assisted suicide |
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Console |
Comfort in time of sorrow |
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Apprehension |
Suspicion, fear of future event |
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Absorbedly |
To be attentive |
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Descisive |
Conclusive , having power to decide |
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Plaintively |
Pleading, in a manner expressing suffering |
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Aloof |
Removed in interest or feeling |
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Writhe |
To squirm violently |
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Tele |
At a distance |
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Cide |
To kill |
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Aud |
To hear |
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Port |
Carry |
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Leg |
Law |
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Graph |
Write |
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Ped |
Foot |
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Trans |
Across |
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Ambi |
Both, around |
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Poly |
Many |
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Auto |
By itself |
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Super |
Above, higher than |
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Fore |
Earlier, before |
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Contra |
Against, contrary |
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Dec |
Ten |
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Per |
Through |
