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10 Cards in this Set
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Quest |
a long arduous search for something |
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Anachronism |
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned |
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Tyrannical |
exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way |
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Belligerent |
warlike; aggressively engaged in war |
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Preconcerted |
to arrange in advance or beforehand, as by a previous agreement |
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Redoubtable |
causing great fear or respect |
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Despotic |
typical of a despot; tyrannical |
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Affably |
pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; friendly |
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Presumptuous |
failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropiate |
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Waylay |
stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some way |
