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24 Cards in this Set
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Contrive
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To plan with ingenuity.
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Shrewd
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Able in practical affairs; sharp-witted;keen;clever
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Multitude
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A great number; crowd
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Brood
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To dwell gloomingly on a subject.
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Wily
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Crafty, sly, cunning
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Peddler
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One who sells goods from place to place; a hawker
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Anoint
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To respectfully apply an expensive oil, fragrance, or holy substance
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HAvoc
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To create confusion or disorder in
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Covenant
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An agreement, a deal
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Bewail
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To cry over, lament, to express sorrow
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Undaunted
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courageously resolute especially in the face of danger or difficulty : not discouraged
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Pestilence
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A fatal epidemic disease; Something evil or destructive
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Lament
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A song or poem to display remorse and grief.
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Circumvent
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To go around
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Sup
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To drink in small amounts
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Rout
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Utter defeat
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Dubious
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Adj. Giving rise to uncertainty
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Expiation
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Making reconciliation usually through sacrifice
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Allusion
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N. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature
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Vigor
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N. Active bodily or mental strength or force
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VExed
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Transitive verb. To bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
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Upbraid
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Transitive verb. To critisize severly
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Exulting
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To be extremely joyfull
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Hotly
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In a hot manner
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