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21 Cards in this Set
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to provide with great enjoyment, entertain
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regale
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an inheritance from a father or other male ancestor
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patrimony
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portending evil, ominous
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baleful
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to show contempt for, scorn
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flout
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a servant or attendant, especially in the house of a wealthy person
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retainer
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the art of foretelling future events by means of the supernatural
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divination
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the act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away
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restitution
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forcible seizure of another's property, plunder
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rapine
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to rob of goods by force
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pillage
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a two-handled jug used to carry wine or oil
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amphora
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an intoxicating beverage or the act of drinking such a beverage
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libation
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a pirate or pirate ship
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corsair
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working or spreading harmfully in a stealthly manner
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insidious
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a blunt or abrupt refusal to an offer
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rebuff
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one who is extremely poor
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pauper
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food supplies, provisions
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victuals
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a descendant or heir
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scion
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to disguise or conceal behind a false appearnace
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dissemble
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capable of soothing or eliminating pain
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anodyne
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to give a false appearance of
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feign
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to satisfy
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appease
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