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44 Cards in this Set
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portent
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weird things that occur
predicts an event omen |
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subordinate
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underling
inferior |
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vex
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trouble
irritate |
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knave
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servant
lackey |
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retentive
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hold back
retain |
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prodigious
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great amount
huge |
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concave
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meeting
assembly |
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servile
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in service to
slave obedient |
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base
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lowest
foundation |
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fawn
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excessive flattery
fuss |
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construe
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understand
undertake comprehend |
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phantasm
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something which only seems to exist
ghost |
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interpose
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interrupt
contribute |
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entreat
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to beg
to ask plead |
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valor
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bravery
courage |
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purge
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make clean
purify |
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constancy
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steadfastness
stability |
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augur
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to predict
fortell |
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entrails
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internal organs
gut |
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revel
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celebration
fling |
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repeal
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to recall from exile
abolish |
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unassailable
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unable to be denied
sacred |
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prostrate
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lying face down
prone |
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appease
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to soothe
to satisfy pacify |
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carrion
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rotten
decaying carcass |
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discourse
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carry on a conversation
talk |
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legacy
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anything inherited through a will
inheritance |
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mantle
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sleeveless cloak or covering
cape |
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rent
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a hole or opening made by a rip or tear
gash |
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covert
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hidden
secret secluded |
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rite
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ceremony
ritual |
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tarry
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to linger
stay |
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apparition
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ghost
phantom |
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chide
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mock
scold rebuke |
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attain
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to arrive
to reach to achieve |
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proscription
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naming of someone for death
prohibition |
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bayed
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covered
blanket |
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garland
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wreath
laurel |
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tenor
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general drift
general meaning gist |
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chastise
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to punish
to condemn discipline |
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parley
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discussion
conference forum |
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salutation
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greeting
welcome |
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legion
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major division of army
battalion |
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disconsolate
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hopelessly unhappy
blue |
