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30 Cards in this Set
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Augury
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sign, warning
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bane
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curse, annoyance
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begot
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created by father
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berthing
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place, position
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carrion
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like the dead
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clairvoyant
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perceptive, telepathic, psychic
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decrepit
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old, feeble, falling apart
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din
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noise, commotion, disturbance
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duplicity
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deceit, dishonesty,
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edict
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proclamation, order, law
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flinty
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cruel, merciless
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goad
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push, aggravation, sting
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haughtiness
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arrogance overconfidence
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hearsay
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rumor, gossip
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helm
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wheel, controls
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impious
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sinful, bad, immoral
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indiscretion
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carelessness, blunder, wrongdoing
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land surrounded by water and connectiiong larger bodies of land
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mummery
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ridiculous or hypocritical ceremony
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parricide
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one who murders a close relative
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parry
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evade, escape
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perquisites
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privileges , benefits
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pyre
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combustible pile for burning usually a dead body at funeral
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rant
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extravagant, noisy speech
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regicide
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killing of king
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reverent
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respectful, awed
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scepter
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satff or rod carried by a king
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sepulcher
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tomb, grave
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tumult
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uproar, confusion
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tribute
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fee, tax
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