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40 Cards in this Set
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Accusers |
those who find fault or blame |
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Astray |
Off the right path or route |
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Awed |
filled with feelings of fear and wonder |
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Bound |
tied |
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Clatter |
To make a rattling sound |
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Composed |
made up of |
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Demise |
death |
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Dismal |
Very Gloomy |
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Elusive |
hard to find or capture |
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Exhaust |
to use up completely |
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Famine |
A great shortage of food
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Flee |
to run away as from danger |
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Gnawing |
biting or cutting with teeth |
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Hesitated |
to stop or pause because of uncertainty |
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Humble |
Modest or shy in spirit or manner
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Impatient |
Restless or short of temper because of a delay |
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Inevitably |
unavoidably, unable to stop from happening |
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Jagged |
having a sharp uneven edge or surface |
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Lure |
tempt or attract
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Mauled |
To beat and bruise severely |
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Mistook |
to understand wrongly, misunderstanding |
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Murmured |
To say in a voice too low to be heard clearly |
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Obscure |
not well known |
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Orator |
a person who can speak well in public |
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Peculiar |
out of the ordinary; odd |
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Petition |
An earnest request; document that people sign to express something they want |
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Precious |
Greatly loved |
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Procession |
A group of individuals moving forward together |
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Rage |
very strong anger |
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Refer |
to point back to, as an expert or authority |
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Reluctant |
Showing doubt or unwillingness |
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Resist |
To fight against, to refuse to give in |
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Sensible |
logical; practical; intelligent |
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Smugly |
Highly satisfied with one self |
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Sour |
Having or being an acid or tart taste |
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Striking |
very noticeable or impressive; hitting something |
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Survival |
the act of lasting or continuing to live |
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Thrashing |
to move or stir about wildly |
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Traversed |
went across |
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Vigilance |
watchfulness |
