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50 Cards in this Set
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augment
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verb
to increase or intensify |
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adversary
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noun
opponent; foe; enemy |
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chaste
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adjective
virtous; decent; pure in style or manner; virginal |
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exquisite
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adjective
of special beauty or charm |
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forfeit
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noun
fine; penalty verb to lose of be liable to lose as a result of a crime |
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grievance
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noun
problem causing resentment or complain; grounds for resentment of complaint |
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pernicious
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adjective
harmful; destructive; lethal |
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warrant
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verb
to give adequate reasons for; to state with conviction |
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purge
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verb
cleanse; forgive; absolve |
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solemnity
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noun
being formal; dignified |
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conjure
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verb
to charge; entreat; bewitch; charm; to call upon or command a spirit using a spell |
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envious
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verb
full of jealousy for another's possesions |
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peril
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noun
exposure to risk; injury |
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perverse
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adjective
determined not to do what is expected; contrary |
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procure
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verb
to obtain or get through effort |
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chide
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verb
to scold; to find fault |
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distemper
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verb
to put out of temper; to disturb; to sicken |
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intercession
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noun
the act of pleading or asking something for another person |
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perjury
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noun
the act of swearing falsely; a lie |
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herald
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noun
a messenger verb to announce |
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abroad
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adverb
outdoors; outside of normal home or territory |
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discover
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verb
to uncover; reveal; make known |
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exile
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noun
prolonged seperation from one's home or native country verb to seperate or expel from one's homeland |
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banish
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verb
to expel from a country or place by decree; to rid |
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mangle
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verb
to spoil; disfigure; ruin; mar badly |
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naught
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adjective
wicked; ruined noun nothing; zero |
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tributary
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adjective
furnishing or adding to aid; auxiliary; contributory |
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purgatory
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noun
Hell |
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fickle
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adjective
changeable casually; whimsical or inconstant emotionally |
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unaccustomed
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adjective
unusual; not habitual |
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entreat
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verb
to ask for sincerely; beg; implore |
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immoderately
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adverb
excessively; beyond resonable boundaries; without bounds |
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pensive
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adjective
expressing thoughtfulness or sadness; reflective; meditative |
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prorogue
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verb
to prolong or postpone; to discontinue |
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resort
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verb
to have ability to use as a final resource; to go to frequently or regularly |
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wane
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verb
to decrease in intensity; to lessen or bring to an end |
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cunning
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adjective
showing or made with great skill; skillful |
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prostrate
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verb
to throw oneself face down on the ground in humility adjective lying flat or full length as on thr ground |
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cull
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verb
to choose; select; gather the choice parts from |
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stifle
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verb
to smother; to suppress or curb |
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kindred
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noun
persons related to each other; family; tribe |
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loathsome
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adjective
revolting; disgusting; repulsive |
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presage
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verb
to foreshadow; to forecast; predict |
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straight
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adverb
soon; immediately; directly |
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associate
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verb
to connect or bring into relation; to join as a companion or ally |
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pestilence
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noun
a deadly epidemic disease |
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adventure
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verb
to take a chance or risk; to dare |
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aloof
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adverb
reserved or indifferent |
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haughty
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adjective
proud; snobbish; arrogant |
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restorative
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noun
a means of restoring a person to consciousness; a means of renewing or revitalizing something |
