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21 Cards in this Set
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Ambushed |
an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position |
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Scornfully |
to reject,refuse, or,ignore, with contempt |
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Ferocious |
extreme or intense |
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Languishing |
expressive of languor;indicating tender, sentimental melancholy |
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Clamored |
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people
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Persistent |
constantly repeated;continued |
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Entitled |
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim
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Sinister |
bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell
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Summoned |
to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call
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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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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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Scouted |
an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing
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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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Obliged |
to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service
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Accord |
to be in agreement or harmony; agree
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Defiantly |
boldly resistant or challenging
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Treacherous |
characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous
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Resort |
to sort or arrange
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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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Brooded |
a breed, species, group, or kind
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Prostrations |
extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection
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