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75 Cards in this Set
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audacious
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bold, daring
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abreast
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side by side
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applicable
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appropriate
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cleave
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to divide by chopping
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drear
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gloomy
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deception
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something that is untrue
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esteemed
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held in high regard
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glade
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an open space in a forest
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gnash
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to grind one's teeth in anger
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inconveniencing
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being slightly troublesome
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legendary
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famous; often talked about
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necromancer
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one who has the ability to use the dead in magic
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obstinately
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keeping firmly to one's opinion or course of action
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palpitating
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to quiver with fear or excitement
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paraphernalia
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numerous small objects
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prudent
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showing carefulness and foresight
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quaff
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to drink in long drafts
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remuneration
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reward for services rendered
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rune
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letters in an early alphabet, often magical
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shirk
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to avoid work or one's duty
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subterranean
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underground
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unbeknown
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without our being aware of it
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flummoxed
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baffled, confused
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antiquity
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ancient times
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sorrel
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a plant with sharp leaves or a light reddish brown
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marjoram
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an herb
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bracken
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a mass of large ferns
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proverb
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a short well- known saying stating a general truth
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appalling
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shocking, unpleasant
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dale
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a small valley
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trestle
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a support on which a board is rested to from a table
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mead
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an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water
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withered
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became shriveled
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stark
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desolate, cheerless
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accursed
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under a curse, detestable
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disquieting
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unease or anxiety
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commons
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an area of unfenced grassland for all to use
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loathsome
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repulsive
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warrant
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written authorization to take action
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gloaming
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the evening twilight
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surly
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ill-humored, gruff
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attribute
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a distinctive feature
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alluding
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making an indirect reference
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ominous
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menacing, threatening
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promontory
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a high point that juts out, a geographical feature
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buffeted
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hit or struck
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quays
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a wharf
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vagabond
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a person without a home who wanders from place to place
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reek
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give off a strong, unpleasant odor
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esteemed
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regarded as valuable
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pretence
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a false appearance or action intended to decieve
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wrought
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created, shaped by hammering
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cringing
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cowering, shrinking back in fear
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skulking
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moving about stealthily
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wrath
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furious, vindictive anger
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vastness
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greatness of size, enormity
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famished
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starving
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obscure
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dim, dark hidden
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lair
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the den or dwelling of a wild animal
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marauding
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raiding in search of plunder
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trudged
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walked with effort
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dominion
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governed territory
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perpetually
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lasting forever
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covet
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to long for with envy
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decrepit
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broken down or worn out by old age
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parley
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to hold a conference with an enemy
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sentinel
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a person or animal set to guard a group
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heirloom
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any treasured possession handed down from generation to generation
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reconciliation
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settlement of a quarrel
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vanguard
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the front part of an army
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lore
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knowledge or learning
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necromancy
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foretelling the future by getting messages from the dead
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onslaught
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a violent, intense attack
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wield
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to handle and use a weapon or tool with skill
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feint
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a pretended attack to take an opponent off his guard
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