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30 Cards in this Set
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Egocentric |
Self-centered |
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Execration |
The act of cursing or speaking abusively of someone |
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Implacable |
Not capable of being pacified or quiet |
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Jester |
Clown |
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Infamy |
A reputation for wickedness |
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Ominous |
Seeming to threaten evil or misfortune |
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Pestilence |
Any disease especially of epidemic proportions |
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Prowess |
Bravery |
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Purge |
Cleanse |
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Quibble |
Argue over a minor detail |
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Rapier |
Sword |
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Renounced |
To purposefully give up a calm disown |
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Reprimand |
Rebuke |
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Resolute |
Determined having a decided purpose |
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Scourge |
Punishment a cause of severe trouble or suffering |
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Sojourn |
To dwell in a place temporarily |
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Soliloquy |
Lines in a play used to reveal a characters thoughts |
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Squandered |
Wasted |
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Statutes |
Laws |
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Supplication |
A humble prayer or request |
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Writhed |
To twist and turn in pain |
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Somber |
Dark and dismal melancholy |
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Recompense |
To pay for or compensate |
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Formidable |
Producing fear or horror |
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Revere |
To have great respect or love for |
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Ponderous |
Heavy or massive |
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Destitute |
Extremely poor |
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Decrepit |
Worn out by old age |
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Digression |
Turning aside |
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Disheveled |
Untidy or in disorder |
