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11 Cards in this Set
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intimation
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a hint; suggestion
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conciliate
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to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over
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derisive
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mocking; scornful; contemptuous
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embroil
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to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
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victuals
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food supplies; provisions
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coddle
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to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper
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goad
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something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus
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vexation
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irritation; annoyance
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abjure
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to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant
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dire
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causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible
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brawn
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strong, well-developed muscles
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