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30 Cards in this Set
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entreated |
to ask anxiously |
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assail |
to make an organized attack |
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fortified |
to strengthen defensively |
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illume |
light up |
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martial |
to be war like |
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avouch |
affirm or assert |
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dirge |
a lament for the dead |
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impious |
not showing respect |
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auspicious |
favorable |
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harbingers |
one that announces approach of another |
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discretion |
to speak or behave to avoid offense |
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jocund |
cheerful |
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dalliance |
casual encounter/sexual relationship |
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mettle |
ability to cope with difficulties |
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privy |
sharing the knowledge of |
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portentous |
something huge is about to happen |
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resolutes |
you know this |
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ratified |
formal consent |
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esteemed |
respect and admire |
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usurp |
take a position illegally |
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importuned |
to ask persistently |
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precept |
general rule to regulate behavior and thought |
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calumnious |
defamatory |
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perilous |
full of danger |
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pernicious |
having a harmful effect over time |
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requite |
to return (a favor) |
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dole |
paid by government for unemployment |
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visage |
facial expression |
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denote |
to be a sign of |
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countenance |
facial expression or support |
