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20 Cards in this Set
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Scouted |
an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.
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Ambushed |
an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
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Lean-to |
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
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Scornfully |
full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous
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Obliged |
to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory
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Ferocious |
savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel
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Accord |
to be in agreement or harmony; agree
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Languishing |
expressive of languor; indicating tender, sentimental melancholy
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Defiantly |
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging
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Clamored |
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people
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Treacherous |
deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable
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Persisitent |
constantly repeated; continued
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Resort |
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
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Leer |
to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention
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Sinister |
bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell
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Summoned |
to call upon to do something specified
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Brooded |
to dwell on a subject or to meditate with morbid persistence
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Tendency |
a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result:
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Prostrations |
extreme physical weakness or exhaustion
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Omen |
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
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