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25 Cards in this Set
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Hail |
expressing greeting or acclaim |
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Noble |
A person of noble rank or birth. |
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Earnest |
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction. |
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Dire |
Extremely serious or urgent. |
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Vantage |
A place or position affording a good view of something |
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Knell |
(Of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral |
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Summons |
A legal document issued by a court |
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Grave |
An excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body. |
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Malice |
The intention or desire to do evil |
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Fate
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Development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
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Mirth |
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. |
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Mockery |
Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing. |
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Sleight |
The use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive. |
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Augur |
Portend a good or bad outcome |
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Tyrant |
A cruel and oppressive ruler |
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Wayward |
Difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior |
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Gruel |
Type of food consisting of some type of cereal—oat, wheat or rye flour, or rice—boiled in water or milk |
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Anguish |
Severe mental or physical pain or suffering |
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Swelter |
(Of a person or the atmosphere at a particular time or place) be uncomfortably hot. |
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Jocund |
Cheerful and lighthearted |
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Combustion |
The process of burning something |
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Provoke |
Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone. |
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Palpable |
Able to be touched or felt |
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Suborn |
Bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury. |
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Verity |
A true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance. |