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60 Cards in this Set
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Meddle
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intrude in other people's affairs or business
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Countenance
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the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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Vexed
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annoyed: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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Construe
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interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
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Cogitation
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a single thought
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Accoutred
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to provide with equipment or furnishings
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Repute
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think of: look on as or consider
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Ferret
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hound or harry relentlessly
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Swound
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swoon; faint: pass out
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Rogue
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a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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Wit
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a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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Seduced
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lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
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Tempest
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storm: a violent commotion or disturbance
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Strife
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discord: lack of agreement or harmony
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Incense
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a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
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Prodigies
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omen: a sign of something about to happen
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Portentous
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of momentous or ominous significance
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Tyranny
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oppressive: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
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Redress
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act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
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Alchemy
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a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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Augmented
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added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
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Instigation
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the verbal act of urging on
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Conspiracy
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a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
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Affability
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a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
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Resolution
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a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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Palter
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To talk insincerely
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Contriver
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planner: a person who makes plans
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Musing
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contemplation: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
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Exploit
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use or manipulate to one's advantage
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Emulation
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ambition to equal or excel
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Decree
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rule: decide with authority
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Enfranchisement
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franchise: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government
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Mutiny
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open rebellion against constituted authority
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Fate
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destiny: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
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Prophesy
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To predict; To speak as a prophet
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Discourse
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converse: carry on a conversation
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Base
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foundation: lowest support of a structure
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Testament
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a profession of belief
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Bequeathing
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to hand down; pass on, as to following generations
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Vanquished
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to defeat in a conflict or contest
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Proscription
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an imposed restraint or restriction
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Alliance
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union by relationship in qualities
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Conference
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a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern
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Condemned
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to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
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Bribe
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something that serves to induce or influence
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Bondmen
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Slave; Serif
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Conned
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to commit to memory
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Chide
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to voice disapproval to
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Venture
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to undertake the risks and dangers of
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Apparition
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an unusual or unexpected sight
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Parley
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to speak with another (i.e. an enemy)
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Avenged
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to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer
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Traitors
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one who commits treason
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Defiance
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willingness to contend or fight
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Presage
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something that foreshadows or portends a future event
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Ensign
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a badge of office, rank, or power
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Providence
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divine guidance or care
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Freeman
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full rights of a citizen
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Misconstrued
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to misunderstand the meaning of
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Tarry
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to remain or stay, as in a place;
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