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26 Cards in this Set
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Plaintively |
With sorrow or mournfully |
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Scorpion |
A poisonous arachnid |
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Feinted |
To pretend |
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Avarice |
Greed |
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Indigent |
To live in poverty |
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Dissembling |
To hide ones true intent |
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Sentinel |
To keep watch |
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Undulating |
To move like a wave |
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Alms |
To give money to charity |
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Semblance |
Outward appearance |
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Bulwark |
A protective wall |
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Spurned |
To cast aside to contempt |
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Lethargy |
Slow or sluggish |
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Waning |
To lessen or recede |
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Goading |
To urge it to prod |
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Monolithic |
Large unmovable object |
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Escarpment |
Edge of a cliff |
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Covert |
A thick place where an animal might hide |
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Intercession |
A prayer |
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Benign |
Harmless |
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Edifice |
A tall building |
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Leprosy |
An ancient disease |
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Parable |
A story usually to teach you a lesson |
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Paradox |
Contradiction that contains the truth |
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Malignant |
Harmful or deadly |
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Furtive |
To avoid notice |
