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14 Cards in this Set
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Adversary |
A person, group or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe |
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Brandish |
to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish |
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Commotion |
violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance |
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Conspicuous |
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable |
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Cunning |
skill employed in a shrew or sly manner, as from concealment or obscurity |
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Emerge |
to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity |
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Engross |
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb |
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Exasperation |
state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance |
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Jargon |
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group |
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Jostle |
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely |
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Multitude |
a great number; host |
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Muster |
to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up) |
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Precipice |
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging |
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Scarcity |
insufficiency or shortness of supply; death |
