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15 Cards in this Set
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Calamity
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Great misfortune or disaster
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Diabolical
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Having the qualities of a devil
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Florid
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Reddish; ruddy; rosy
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Harpies
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A ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body
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Timidity
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Lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery
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Inscrutable
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Incapable of being investigated
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Juggernaut
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Any large, overpowering, destructive force or object,
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Penitence
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Repentance
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Quaint
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Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
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Transcendental
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Superior
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Austere
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Severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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Besiege
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To crowd around
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Disinterred
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To bring from obscurity into view
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Enigma
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A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
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Hypocrite
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A person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs
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