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24 Cards in this Set
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mutiny |
(n.) forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; riot
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strife
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(n.) bitter, sometimes violent conflict
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unrequited
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(adj.) not returned or repaid
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partisans
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(n.) a weapon of the 16th or 17th century with a long shaft and broad blade
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pernicious
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(adj.) injurious or harmful
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adversary
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(n.) one that contends with, opposes, or resists
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fray
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(n.) fight or skirmish
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augmenting
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(v.) to make greater, more numerous, or larger
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shun
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(v.) to avoid deliberately
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portentous
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(adj.) foreboding
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transgression
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(n.) sin; infringement or violation of the law
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propagate
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(v.) to pass along to offspring
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fume
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(n.) odor; smoke
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assail
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(v.) to attack violently with blows or words
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posterity
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(n.) all future generations; descendants
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exquisite
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(adj.) of extreme refinement
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languish
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(v.) to be or become feeble or weak
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heretic
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(n.) one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine
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trudge
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(v.) to walk or march steadily
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boisterous
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(adj.) rowdy; loud
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amble
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(v.) to saunter; to move with an easy gait
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rapier
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(n.) a straight two edged sword with a narrow pointed blade
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marzipan
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(n.) confection of crushed almonds or almond paste, sugar,and egg whites |
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(n.) and attention drawing often wildly playful or funny act |
