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26 Cards in this Set
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conjured
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summoned by oath or spell
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faction
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small group, usually contentious, within a larger group
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abominations
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things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence
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inert
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unable to move or act
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hypocrites
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people who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another
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partisan
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militant supporter of a party, cause, faction, or idea
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calumny
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false statements knowingly made to injure someone
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prodigious
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extraordinary; marvelous
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quail
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to lose courage; decline; fail; give way
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anarchy
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political disorder and confusion
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ascertain
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find out; detect
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diabolism
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witchcraft; sorcery
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bemused
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confused
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antagonists
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adverseries; opponents
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propitiation
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appeasement
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licentious
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having no regard for accepted rules or standards
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evade
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escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit
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ecstatic
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in a state of exalted delight
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condemnation
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severe reproof; strong censure
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fraud
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deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains
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pallor
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extreme paleness
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perplexed
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bewildered; puzzled; confused
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indignant
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filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy
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avidly
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enthusiastically
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sarcastical
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expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks
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base
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having low moral standards; contemptible; inferior
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