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44 Cards in this Set
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formidable
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indspiring admiration; awe or fear
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guile
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skillfull slyness; craftiness
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern for
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entreat
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to ask earnestly; beg
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avenge
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to take revenge on behalf of
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whim
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a sudden impulse or notion; fancy
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appalled
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filled with dismay; horrified
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ponderous
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heaving in a clumsy way; bulky
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adversary
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an opponent; enemy
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disdain
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refuse or reject scornfully
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beguiling
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charming; pleasing
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stealth
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quiet, secret or sneaky behavior
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snare
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a trap
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vile
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evil;disgusting
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succumb
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surrender; to be overpowered
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contender
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a fighter
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enticing
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luring; tempting
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disconsolate
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extremely sad
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chide
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to scold mildly
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regaled
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entertain or amuse
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abdominably
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in a hateful way; horrible
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lurk
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to lie hidden; ready to ambush
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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scourge
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a cause of great suffering or destruction
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dwindle
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diminish; to become gradually less
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peril
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danger; risk
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travail
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painful effort
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questing
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searching
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dire
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dreadful
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aloof
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distant; reserved in feeling
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commandeer
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to seize for official use
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contemptible
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deserving to be despised
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desolation
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deserted; lonely
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dithering
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flustering excitement
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frenzy
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state of wild excitement
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gall
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bile; bitterness of spirit
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implacable
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not to be appeased or pacified- can't be satisfied
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justification
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to show to be true, just, or right
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omen
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an event believed to predict good or evil
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plunder
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to rob by force, as in war
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restitution
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make ammends for damages
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revelry
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lively festivities; merryment
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throng
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crowd; to gather in large numbers
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wiliest
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craftiest
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