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12 Cards in this Set
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bastion
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anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality or condition
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impetus
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a moving force; impulse; stimulus
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implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified
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pell mell
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in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity
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glutton
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a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously
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colonnades
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a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof
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valorous
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courageous; brave
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cuirass
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defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and back plate, originally made of leather.
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revels
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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cowed
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to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe
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anodyne
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a medicine that relieves pain
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