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19 Cards in this Set
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decree
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an authoritative order haveing the forus of the law.
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carrion
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feeding on dead/decaying flesh
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yield
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to give up and advantage to another
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consider
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to think carefully about
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roused
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to exite
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eddy
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a current of water moving against the direction of the main current
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marshal
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a military officer of the highest ranking in some countries
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sated
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to satisfy to excess
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swagger
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to walk or to cunduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air.
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances
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contempt
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the feeling of regarding someone or something as inferior
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sentries
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soldiers poeted to pervent the passage of unauthorized persons
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comprehensive
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showing extensive understanding
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anarchists
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those who reject authority
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demoralizing
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to undermine the confidence, dishearten
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prow
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the forward part of a ships haul
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lithe
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marked by effortless grace
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sultry
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very humide and hot
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deflects
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turns aside or causes to turn aside
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