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25 Cards in this Set
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compatriots
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noun
fellow countrymen |
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edict
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noun
official statements or laws |
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expound
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verb
to set forth in detail |
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firmament
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noun
the sky or heavens |
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hermetically
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adverb
completely sealed or air tight |
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pestilential
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noun
filled with disease or contagious |
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phylacteries
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noun
small boxes containing scripture |
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pillage
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verb
to rob with open violence |
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premontition
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noun
anticipation of an event (usually negative) even without actual warning |
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truncheon
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noun
a nightstick/club |
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bestial
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adjective
like a beast or animal |
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blandishment
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noun
something used to coax |
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crucible
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noun
container for cooking at a high heat |
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emaciated
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adjective
marked by abnormal thinness because of starvation or disease |
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leprous
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adjective
showing leprocy (flesh eating disease) |
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manacle
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verb
to handcuff |
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queue
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noun
a waiting line |
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wizened
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adjective
dry, shrunkened, or wrinkled |
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contagion
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noun
an influence that spreads rapidly |
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embarkation
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noun
the beggining of a journey |
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encumbrance
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noun
a burden |
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indeterminate
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adjective
vague |
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rivet
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verb
to hold attention tightly |
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semblance
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noun
an outward appearance but with a sense of falsity |
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vigilance
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noun
a state of extreme watchfulness |
