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21 Cards in this Set
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belligerent
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hostile, tending to fight
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bequeath
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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beseech
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to beg, plead, implore
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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boon
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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breach
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act of breaking, violation
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brusque
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rough and abrupt in manner
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cadence
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rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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catharsis
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purification, cleansing
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cavalier
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carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
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centripetal
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directed or moving towards the center
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chagrin
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shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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charlatan
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quack, fake
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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clemency
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merciful leniency
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collateral
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accompanying
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comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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congenital
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existing since birth
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conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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conjure
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to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
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