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20 Cards in this Set
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Disdain
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Verb
To look at someone with despise |
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Brandish
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Verb
To shake or wave (a weapon) |
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Surmise
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Verb
To guess |
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Rapt
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Adj
Carried off spiritually to another world |
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Harbinger
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Noun
Something that can tell the future |
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Chastise
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Verb
To discipline by corporal punishment |
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Augment
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Verb
To make larger |
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Palpable
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Adj
Tangible |
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Confound
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Verb
To confuse or baffle someone |
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Requite
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Verb
To make payment or return for |
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Posterity
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Noun
All descendents of one person |
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Rancor
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Noun
Bitter |
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Eminence
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Noun
High rank |
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Mirth
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Noun
Amusment |
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Pernicious
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Adj
Having a harmful effect |
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Diminutive
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Adj
Unusually small |
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Laudable
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Adj
Deserving praise |
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Avarice
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Noun
Extreme greed |
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Malady
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Noun
Disease |
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Censure
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Verb
To express extreme disproval |
