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93 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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destructive, malignant
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buffets
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strikes, blows
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flouting
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mock or insult
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rapine
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plundering robbery
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clarion
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clear, sharp, ringing
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sap
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vigor, energy, vitality
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prudence
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cautious
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amphorai
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tall jar with narrow neck and 2 handles
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hekatomb
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sacrifice to the gods, esp. 100 cattle or oxen at a time
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corsairs
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pirate
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bane
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deadly harm or ruin
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insidious
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treachery, slyness, crafty
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ebbed
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to flow out, recede
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scion
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descendant, offspring
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anodyne
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relieves pain, soothes
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quell
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to quiet or subdued
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thralldom
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slavery, bondage
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guile
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treachery, deceit
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ruse
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strategem, trick, clever
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drub
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to beat with a stick
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tarry
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to stay in one place
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flout
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treat with disdain or scorn, scoff at
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ramparts
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mounds of earth
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distaffs
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long staff for holding wool or flax for spinning
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foundering
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to fill with water and sink
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proender
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food, provisions
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fettle
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condition, trim
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impertinence
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insolence, lacking respect
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dalliance
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amuse oneself with sport or flirtation
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irrepressible
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that which cannot be restrained
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intaglio
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engraved design in hard metal
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boon
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request, favor, gift
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brace
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a pair, couple
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chrism
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consecrated oil used in rites
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hale
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robust, hearty
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe
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Erebos
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ancient Greek underworld
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implacable
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relentless, not to be appeased
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atone
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to make amends
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impalpable
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intangible, no touching
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torque
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something that twists
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defiled
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to make foul, dirty
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saurian
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lizard, lizard-like creature
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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pith
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physical strength, vigor
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compunction
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pricking of conscience, regret
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scythe
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mowing & reaping instrument with long slightly curved blade
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blithe
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gay, joyous
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chattels
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moveable possessions
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maudlin
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tearfully sentimental
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odium
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widespread dislike
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hackles
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long feathers on the neck of a bird
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augury
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divination by omens
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requite
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make return for, reward, avenge
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panniers
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basket
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hectoring
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blustering, bullying
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milksop
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spiritless man or youth
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resolute
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determined, decided, bold
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interposed
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inserted, put forth
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harrier
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one who harasses, hound used for hunting hares
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mettle
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person's disposition
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carnage
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slaughter of human beings
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brimstone
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sulphur, hell-fire
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brazier
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pan for holding lighted coals
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bordel
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prostitute house
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cuirass
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body armor
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sallied
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going forth, excursion
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dank
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oozy, unpleasant
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threnody
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lamentation
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unguent
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soft substance used as ointment or for a lubrication
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vixen
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she-fox, quarrelsome woman
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bier
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moveable frame on which a coffin is placed
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auguary
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omen
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assailed
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make hostile attack upon
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arbiter
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judge
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wanton
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undisciplined, sexually loose
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infallible
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incapable of error
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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deference
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respectful yielding to opinion
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azure
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light purple shade of blue
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auspicious
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promising success
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canniest
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shrewdest, most worldly wise
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chafe
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fret, become annoyed
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spuming
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froth, foam
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beguiling
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mislead, delude, charm, divert
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regaled
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to entertain lavishly
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travail
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painfully difficult
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maelstrom
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powerful whirlpool
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dissimulation
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cloak, disguise, conceal
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gall
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bile of animals, bitterness
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cache
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hiding place for treasure
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candor
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frankness
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niggard
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extremely stingy person
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