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17 Cards in this Set
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Importune
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To demand, insist with urgency
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Shrift
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The imposition of penance by a priest after confession
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Tyrannous
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A government by a tyrant or tyrants
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Choler
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Anger
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Beseem
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To be fit for, or worthy of
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Forswear
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To reject or disown a belief once had
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Airy
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Light, and open to air
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Wield
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In control over what one is holding
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Hind
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Situated in the rear or at the back
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Dew
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Water collected on a cool surface
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Adversary
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A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks
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Portentous
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The nature of a portent
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Transgression
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Violation of a law, command, ect. Breaking law
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Collier
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Coal Minor
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Pass By
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Moving past something
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Wilt
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To become limp and drooping; to lose strengh
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Pernicious
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Causing insidious harm or ruin
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