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25 Cards in this Set
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Posterity
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generations of the future.
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Commend
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praise.
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Predominant
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having superior power, authority.
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Grapple
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to seize or hold.
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Assailable
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attack with physical violence.
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Grandam
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grandmother or old woman.
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Speculation
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conjecture; reflect.
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Amends
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payment for grievance/injury.
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Homage
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honor, respect given or shown.
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Dauntless
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fearless, courageous, daring.
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Scepter
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a staff (for royal office or power).
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Blanch
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to become white or turn pale.
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Beldam
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old woman/grandmother (especially one who is ugly).
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Parricide
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murder of a relative.
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Rebuked
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disapproved.
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Thrall
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slave.
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Jocund
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cheerful, merry, carefree.
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Dispatch
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to finish or dispose of quickly or promptly.
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Muse
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to think, reflect, or meditate.
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Spurn
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to reject or scorn.
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Malevolence
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disposition to do or wish evil or harm to others.
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Exasperate
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to irritate greatly.
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Chide
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to scold.
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Jovial
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jolly.
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Augur
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sooth sayer; to predict from signs or omens.
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