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25 Cards in this Set
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gnash
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to grind or strike together
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tendril
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threadlike plant
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rebuke
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criticize sharply, repromand
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fetish
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object that holds magical power
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brandish
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to shake or wave an object in a menacing way
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expedient
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useful or suitable for a purpose
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callow
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lacking sophistication, naive
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uncanny
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mysterious, eerie, weird
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ostracize
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to exclude from a group by common consent
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lamentation
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act of mourning or sorrow
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persevere
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to persist in spite of opposition or discouragement
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incipient
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to become apparent
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deter
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to discourage, turn aside, prevent
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bereaved
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person who suffers death of a loved one
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quaver
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to tremble
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emanation
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something that issues from a source
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miscreant
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depraved, villanious
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harbinger
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a forerunner
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abomination
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something that is viewed with horror or extreme hatred
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esoteric
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understood by or intended for a small group of people
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deftly
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done with dexterity or skill
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feign
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to pretend or create a false appearance
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pandemonium
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a place of uproar
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voluble
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talkative
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palaver
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a long discussion between two groups
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