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37 Cards in this Set
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Cower |
To crouch or shrink back, as in fear or shame |
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Impudence |
Speech or behavior that is aggressively forward or rude |
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Rebuke |
To scold sharply; criticize |
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Guise |
Outward appearance; false appearance |
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Mortified |
Deeply embarrassed, shamed, or humiliated |
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Renowned |
Famous; widely known |
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Commander |
To seize by force or threats |
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Justification |
A reason for an action that shows it to be just, right, or reasonable |
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Omen |
A sign or event thought to foretell good or bad fortune; forewarning |
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Cotemptible |
Deserving of scorn; disgraceful |
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Shun |
To keep away from; avoid |
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Ardor |
Passion; intensity of emotion; enthusiasm |
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Dwindle |
To gradually lesson; diminish |
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Qu |
Commotion; uproar |
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Peril |
Danger; risk; something that may cause injury or destruction |
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Quest |
To seek; search or pursue in order to find something or achieve a goal |
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Shroud |
To cover, as with a veil or burial cloth; conceal |
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Supplication |
Earnest or humble request or prayer |
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Insidious |
Slyly treacherous or deceitful; scheming |
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Adorn |
To decorate, add beauty, honor, or distinction to |
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Restitution |
Compensation for something that has been lost, damaged or taken away |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome; argumentative |
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Plunder |
To take by force m, especially in warfare |
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Valor |
Great courage, especially in battle |
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Formidable |
Causing fear, dread, awe, or admiration as a result of size, strength, power, or some other impressive quality |
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Guile |
Slyness; craftiness; skillful deception |
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Ponderous |
Having great weight or bulk; heavy |
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Profusion |
Plentiful amount; abundance |
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Wily |
Tricky or sly; crafty |
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Revelry |
Noisy, festivity; merrymaking |
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Jostle |
To bump, push, or shove roughly, as with elbows in a crowd |
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Implacable |
Impossible to satisfy or soothe; unyielding |
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Deflect |
To cause to go off course; turn aside |
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Revulsion |
Intense dislike, disgust or horror |
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Lavish |
To give generously; provide in abundance |
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Aloof |
Emotionally distant; uninvolved ; disinterested; standoffish |
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Tremulous |
Characterized by trembling; shaky |
