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62 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous
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vague,uncertain
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances
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calumnious
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slanderous
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censure
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condemnation,strong disapproval
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countenance
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facial expression
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crescent
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increasing,growing,waxing (as the moon)
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entreated
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asked earnestly,pleaded
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grapple
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hand-to-hand combat
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imminent
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about too happen
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impart
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to give; to make known
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jocund
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cheerful,mild
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levies
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enlistment of troops for military service;tax collections
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obsequious
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dutiful,devoted;in current usage,overly submissive or servile
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perchance
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perhaps,possibly
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pith
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essence
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portentous
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ominous;arousing awe
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rank
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growing excessively;strongly offensive
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requite
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to pay back
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truant
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idle,neglectful of duty
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visage
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appearance
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wax
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to grow or become
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affectation
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striving for an effect to impress others;a pretense or display
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distemper
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ill humor,ailment
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firmament
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the sky;the heavens
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fordoes
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destroys
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melancholy
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sadness,depression
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paragon
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model of excellence
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pastoral
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literary work that portrays country life in an idealized manner
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pate
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head
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perusal
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careful examination
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pestilent
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dangerous to society;infectious;very harmful
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sovereign
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supreme
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tediousness
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slow movement or progression;in current usage,dullness
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tribute
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payment from one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission ar as the price of protection
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vouchsafe
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be gracious enough to give
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wonted
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customary,usual
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writ
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a formal legal document ordering or prohibiting an action
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bulwark
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defensive wall or embankment;fortification
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capon
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castrated rooster fattened to be eaten
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contagion
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poison;in current usage,a disease transmitted by direct or indirect contact;a harmful,corrupting influence
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fawning
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attempting to please through flattery and servile behavior
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inexplicable
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hard or impossible to explain
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insolence
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disrespectful speech or behavior;arrogance
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mischance
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an unfortunate occurrence;bad luck
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portal
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doorway,entrance
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prating
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chattering;talking foolishly
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commune
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to converse intimately;to exchange thoughts and feelings
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conjectures
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guesses,speculation
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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garrisoned
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occupied by troops
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importunate
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insistent in asking or demanding
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providence
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foresight;prudent management
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battlements
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low walls built on top of castle walls with open spaces for shooting
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cudgel
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to beat
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extolment
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high praise
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flagon
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a container with a handle and spout used for holding wine and other liquids
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germane
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pertinent and fitting
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ordnance
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cannon,artillery
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palpable
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easily perceived,obvious;evident
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sexton
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church employee responsible for upkeep of property and digging graves
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verity
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conformity to truth
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willfully
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deliberately,of one's own free will
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