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22 Cards in this Set
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a violent or turbulent situation
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maelstrom
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servile dependents
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minions
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a state or uncertainty
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quandary
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bitter long-lasting resentment
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rancor
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difficult to control
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restive
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items of food, provisions
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viands
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enthusiastic devotion to a cause
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zeal
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to make something painful less intense
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assuage
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to cause to be bewildered or confused
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bemusing
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of a kind or gentle disposition
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benign
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marked by insolent audacity
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brazen
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a hiding place used to store provisions
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cache
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frankness or sincerity, openess without prejudice
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candor
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massive slaughter
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carnage
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to waste time, dawdle
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dally
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noble, elevated in rank or status
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exalted
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great happiness, bliss
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felicity
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intangible, difficult to grasp by the mind
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impalpable
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impossible to appease
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implacable
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to win over by coaxing and flattery
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inveigled
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money or gifts bestowed
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largesse
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to turn white or become pale
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blanched
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