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27 Cards in this Set
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Carrion
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dead or putrefying flesh
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Vehement
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zealous; ardent; impassioned
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Turbulence
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the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion
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Immortal
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not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying
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Apprehend
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to take into custody; arrest by legal warrent or authority
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Peerage
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the body of peers of a country or state
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reminiscent
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awakening memories of something similar; suggestive
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Tonsure
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the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head
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Shod
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an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
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Colleen
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Irish Girl
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Shillelagh
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a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak
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Secular
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of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regurded as religious, spiritual; temporal
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Chivalry
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the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor and detexterity in arms
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siege
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the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby makung capture possible
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Modicum
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a moderate of small amount
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tuft
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a bunch or cluster of small usually soft and flexible parts as feathers or hairs attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends
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Heraldic
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or, pertaining to, or charachteristic of heralds of heraldry
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foliation
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the act or process of putting forth leaves
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miasma
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noxious exhalations fro putrescent organic matter; poisonouse effluva or germs polluting the atmosphere
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Quell
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to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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Capitulate
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surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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Carapace
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a bony or chitinous shield test or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part part of an animal as of a turtle
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Phalanx
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A group of heavily armed infantry formed in the ranks and flies close and deep with shields joined and long sprear overlapping
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Pulverize
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to reduce to dust or powder as by pounding or grinding
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Litter
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objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish
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Haggie
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to bargain in a petty, quibbling and often- contentious manner
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Grail
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Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, esp. the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea
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