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20 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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verb to accept without protest
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ambrosia
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noun food of the gods
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baulstrade
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noun a row of posts and the railing they support
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brocade
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noun a fabric with a raised design
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browbeat
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verb to bully or threaten
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citadel
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noun a fortress
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coffer
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noun a chest or a strongbox
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corroborate
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verb to confirm
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disparage
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verb to lower in esteem
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grueling
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verb exhausting or strenuous
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mattock
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noun a broad ended digging tool
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node
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noun a knot or swelling
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patrimony
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noun inheritance from ones father or ancestor
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peremptory
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ajective decisive or absolute
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philanthropy
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noun a desire to help mankind
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promptitude
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promptness
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qualm
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noun a sudden feeling of uneasiness
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regale
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verb to entertain sumptuously
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scrip
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noun a certificate promising future payment
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seethe
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verb to be violently agitated
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