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30 Cards in this Set
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Firmament
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The sky; the heavens
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Valiant
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Brave; courageous
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Fetch
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Get; bring; elicit
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Beseech
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To beg
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Plebians
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Common people
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Censure
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To express strong disapproval of
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Interred
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To bury
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Bequeath
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To give by will; to hand down
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Legacy
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An inheritance; anything handed down from an ancestor
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Orator
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A skilled public speaker
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Chastisement
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Punishment; reprimand
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Contaminate
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To make impure; to pollute
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Bait
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To torment; to tease
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Choleric
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Irritable; quick-tempered
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Covetous
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Greedy
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Rash
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Reckless; incautious
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Nimbleness
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Lightness and speed in movement; agility
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Venture
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Chance; fortune
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Repose
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Sleep; rest
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Apparition
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A strange figure that appears suddenly; a ghost
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Parley
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A conference or discussion, especially with an enemy
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Vile
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Evil; offensive
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Cur
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A mean or contemptible person
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Legions
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Large groups of soldiers
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Disconsolate
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So unhappy that nothing will comfort
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Misconstrued
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To misunderstand; to misinterpret
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Entrails
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The inner organs, specifically the intestines
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Tarrying
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Lingering; delaying
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Bondage
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Slavery; servitude
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Bestow
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To apply; devote
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