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15 Cards in this Set
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dumbfound
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To make speechless with amazement
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ensue
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To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time
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era
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A particular period in history
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flourish
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1. To thrive or prosper 2. To wave in the air 3. A sweeping motion 4. A showy burst of music 5. A fancy line or curve added to something written
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garrison
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1. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it 2. Military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons 3. To provide soldiers with a place to live
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grievous
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Causing grief or pain; hard to bear
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hoard
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To save and put away, especially secretly
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inundate
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1. To cover, as with water from a flood 2. To load with an excessive amount or number of something
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invincible
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Impossible to defeat
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nomad
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A member of a group that settles briefly in one place then moves on to another
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placate
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To stop from being angry; to calm
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principal
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1. Most important 2. A person or thing that is of the greatest importance 3. The head of a school 4. The sum of money owed, not including interest
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recede
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To move back or to drop to a lower level
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ruthless
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To show no mercy; pitiless
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sacrifice
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1. n. Something given up for the sake of another 2.n. an offering to a god 3. v. to give something up for another 4.v. to offer something up of value to a god
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