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44 Cards in this Set
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vicissitude
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changing circumstance
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solace
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comfort in sorrow
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irrefragable
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to be disputed
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uncouth
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awkward of clumy
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comport
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behave
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obeisance
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a bow ; expressing respect
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pithy
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having substance and point
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gild
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attractive but often deceptive
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potenate
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controlling power
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stupefied
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astonished
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gratuitous
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without justification
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plebeian
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of the common people
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quaff
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to drink heavely
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wormwood
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bitterness
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effervescence
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liveliness
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mirth
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gladness acomplished with laughter
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scruple
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ethical consideration inhabita actions
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tempestuous
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stormy
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probity
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without brightness
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unbeninantly
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action in a way that is not favorable
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animadversion
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typically unfair critisism
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galliard
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lively
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berth
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bed on a ship
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clarion
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medieval trumpet
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morion
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helmet
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necromancy
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communication with the death
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pathos
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emotion of sympathetic pity
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indefatigable
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incapable of being fatigued
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uncrupulous
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unprincipled
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surmise
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infer on slight grounds
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stigma
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mark of shame
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wrought
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excited
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apotheosized
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elevated to a driven status
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intimations
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hints
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portent
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foreshadows a coming events
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nugatory
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having no force
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brqueathed
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handed down
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recule
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solitary
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penitence
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regret for sin
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escutcheon
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a protective shield
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sable
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black
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gules
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red
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mercenary
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fights merely for wages
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nether
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situated down
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