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20 Cards in this Set
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Avouch |
to cite as authority |
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Portentous |
eliciting amazement or wonder; shadowy or ominous |
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Dirge |
a song of grief/ mournful piece of music |
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Circumscribed |
to surround by a boundary |
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Precepts |
to take beforehand/ instruct |
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Discretion |
ability to make responsible decisions |
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Paragon |
a model of excellence or perfection |
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Cleave |
to split or separate |
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Visage |
the appearance of a person |
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Consummation |
the completion or ultimate end |
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Bulwark |
strong support or structure for defense |
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Mandate |
an authoritative demand or order |
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Importunate |
persistent; urgent |
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Conjectures |
a conclusion deduced by guest work |
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Inter |
to deposit a dead body in the earth; bury |
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Pestilent |
deadly; destructive; disease-causing |
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Superfluous |
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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Obscure |
to hide or conceal |
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Abhorred |
to regard with horror or loathing; despise |
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Prate |
babble on and on |