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46 Cards in this Set
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brandished
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displayed ostentatiously
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sieve
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a common witch practice
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liege
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lord
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harbinger
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someone that goes ahead and makes known the approach of a king
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missives
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messengers
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chastise
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criticize / restrain
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impede
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obstruct
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mettle
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spirit
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esteem
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regard favorably
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quell
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suppress / extinguish
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metaphysical
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witchcraft
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repose
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rest
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surfeit(ed)
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overindulge(d)
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lament(ing)
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mourn(ing)
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multitudinous
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having many elements
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incarnadine
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crimson-red
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counterfeit
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imitation intended to be passed on deceptively
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knell
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sound announcing death/end of something
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equivocate
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to use unclear expressions to mislead (equivocator = conman)
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sacrilegious
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violates anything sacred
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posterity
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descendants
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parricide
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act of killing one's father
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dauntless
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fearless
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bounteous
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plentiful
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sundry
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various/diverse
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jovial
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cheerful
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purged
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cleansed
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contriver
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deviser
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pious
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religious/loyal
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pernicious
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evil
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conjure
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call upon
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blasphemy
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cursing of God
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abjure
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to renounce/take back
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dire
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indicating trouble/misfortune
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diminutive
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small
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desolate
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barren
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avaricious
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greedy
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guise
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appearance
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epicures
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people devoted to luxurious living
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sovereign
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royal
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purgative
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cleansing
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pristine
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having original purity
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abitrate
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determine
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speculative
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given to speculation
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palter
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trick
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usurp
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seize and hold by force
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