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16 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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stubbornly refuse
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gnash
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to grind, clench
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abhorrence
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revulsion, disgust
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Lament
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an expression of grief
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hovel
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a small shack
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exhort
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to urge
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mortification
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a death of a body part, rotting
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spurn
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to reject
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precipice
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a very steep rock face or cliff
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waft
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to pass gently through air
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respite
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a break; a rest after a difficult period
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conjure
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; to appear by magical ritual
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exert
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to make use of; to make a strenuous physical or mental effort
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obstinate
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to stubbornly refuse to change ones mind
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physiognomy
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a persons facial expressions
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delirium
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madness; a disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions and incoherence occurring in intoxication
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