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25 Cards in this Set
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Wanton |
Behave extremely cruelly and brutally |
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Ordinance |
An authoritative rule |
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Hasten |
Speed up the progress of; facilitate |
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Muster |
A gathering of military personnel for duty |
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Usurp |
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
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Wither |
Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality |
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Barbarous |
(Of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
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Apt |
Mentally quick and resourceful |
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Import |
Indicate or signify |
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Marshal |
(In some countries) a military officer of highest rank |
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Casualty |
Someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement |
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Repose |
Freedom from activity (work or responsibility) |
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Remediate |
Set straight or right |
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Incite |
Urge on; cause to act |
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Ado |
A rapid active commotion |
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Dispatch |
Kill intentionally and with premeditation |
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Descry |
Catch sight of |
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Beguile |
Influence by slyness |
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Pell-mell |
With undue hurry and confusion |
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Scald |
The act of burning with steam or hot water |
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Lance |
A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
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Stratagem |
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
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Bliss |
A state of extreme happiness |
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Arbitrament |
The act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgement |
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Wrought |
Shaped to fit by or as its by alerting the contours of a pliable mass |
