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15 Cards in this Set
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eddy
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a small whirlpool
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azure
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of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky
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ambuscade
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an ambush
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magistrate
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a civil officer charged with the administration of the law
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ignoble
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of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base
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lapis lazuli
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a deep-blue mineral composed mainly of lazurite with smaller quantities of other minerals, used mainly as a gem or as a pigment
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numinous
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spiritual or supernatural
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maelstrom
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a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
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cairn
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a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc
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specter
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a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition
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languish
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to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade
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fettle
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state; condition
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versatile
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capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor
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roustabout
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a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River
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