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45 Cards in this Set
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Patrimony
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An estate inherited from one’s father or ancestors. Anything that is inherited
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Minstrel
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A musician, poet, singer, comedian. A Medieval singer that accompanies himself on a string instrument
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Affliction
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A state of pain, distress or grief; burden. Mental or bodily pain
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Insolence
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rude or impertinent behavior or speech
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Reproof
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The act of reproving, censoring, rebuking, disapproving
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Havoc
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Great destruction, devastation. To devastate.
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Warp
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To bend or twist out of shape. To distort from the truth, bias
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Audacity
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Shameless boldness, nerve. Boldness with arrogant or confident disregard for personal safety
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Bier
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A coffin along with its stand
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Gallant
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brave, spirited, noble-minded, chivalrous
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Opiate
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A sedative, narcotic. Medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain
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Brazen
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Shameless, impudent. Made of or looking like brass
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Desolation
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Devastation, ruin, loneliness. The state of being desolated
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Precedence
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The fact, state, or right of preceding; priority
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Perceive
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To become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses
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Annihilation
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Total and utter destruction
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Uncouth
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crude, unrefined, awkward, clumsy, ungraceful
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Engender
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to create, cause, procreate. “Hatred engenders violence”
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Confer
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to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor
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Irk
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to irritate, annoy, or exasperate
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Hawsers
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A cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship
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Flout
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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock
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Prudence
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caution with regard to practical matters; discretion. attentiveness to possible hazards
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Requite
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to give or do in return. To make repayment or return for, to make retaliation for. Repay, compensate, revenge
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Vexing
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To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother
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Malice
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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another. Ill will, spite, animosity, malevolence,
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Haunch
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the fleshy part of the body about the hip, a hindquarter of an animal
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Beseech
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to implore urgently, to beg eagerly for; solicit, to make urgent appeal
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Heifer
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a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf
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Surfeit
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excess; an excessive amount. to indulge to excess in anything
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Bedeck
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To cover something or someone with decorations; to adorn
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Doldrums
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the state of boredom, malaise, apathy or lack of interest
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Infallible
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absolutely trustworthy or sure, unfailing in effectiveness or operation
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Sojourn
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a short stay, vacation, to stay for a short while
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Rapine
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the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder. the act of despoiling a country in warfare
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Divination
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prophecy, the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means
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Brawny
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muscular, strong, burly, robust. Possessing physical strength and weight.
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Glutton
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a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously
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Muster
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to assemble as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge. “He mustered all his courage.” to come together; collect; assemble; gather.
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Lament
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to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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Abject
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched. 2 mean, vile
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Amphora
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A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.
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Carouse
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to drink deeply and frequently, to engage in drunken revel
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Pillage
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to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder
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Vengeance
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the desire for revenge
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