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68 Cards in this Set
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Vanquish
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To defeat or conquer in battle
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Entreat
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To make an earnest request of
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Assail
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To attack with or as if with violent blows
Assault |
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Fortify
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To make strong
To strngthen and secure To reinforce |
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Usurp
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To seize and hold (the rights of another) by force
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Bode
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To be an omen of
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Mettle
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Courage and fortitude
Inherent quality of character Ability to give against odds |
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Portentous
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Foreboding
Full of unspecifiable significance |
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Harbinger
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One that indicates or foreshadows
To signal the approach of |
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Dexterity
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Skill and grace in physical movement
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Dexterous
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Skillful in the use of the hands
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Retrograde
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Moving backward
Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition |
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Impotent
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Lacking physical strength or vigor
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Jocund
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Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition
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Satyr
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A woodland creature
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Obsequious
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Full of exhibiting servile compliance
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Visage
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Facial expression
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Partisan
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Supporter of a party (often militant)
Also a weapon |
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Precursor
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One that precedes and indicates
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Privy
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Given knowledge of something private
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Auspicious
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Attended by favorable circumstances`
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Transient
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Passing with time
Remaining in place for a short amount of time |
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Wary
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On guard
Cautious |
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Dejected
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Low in spirits
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Countenance
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Appearance, facial features
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Importune
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To ask urgently or repeatedly
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Prodigal
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Rashfully or wastefully extravegant
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Calumny
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A false statement and to injure another's reputation
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Libertine
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One who acts without moral constraint
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Censure
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An expression of strong disapproval
Harsh criticism |
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Sepulcher
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A burial vault
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Sovereignty
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Supremacy exercised by a sovereign
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Sovereign
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One that exercised supreme and permanent authority
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Emnity
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Depp seated, often mutual hatred
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Pernicious
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Tending ot cause death or serious injury
Destructive |
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Ambiguous
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Open to interpretation
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Expostulate
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To reaspm earnestly with someone in an effort to correct
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Rogue
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A unprincipled, unreliable person
Scoundrel or rascal |
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Promontory
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A high ridge of land or rock jutting into a body of water
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Quintessence
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The pure, highly concentrated essence of something
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Indict
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To accuse of wrongdoing
To charge |
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Spurious
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Lacking authenticity
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Prudent
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Wise in handling practical matters
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Eloquent
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Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse
Moivingly expressive |
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Choler
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Anger, irritability
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Boisterous
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Rough and stormy
Loud, noisy, lacking in restraint or discipline |
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Discourse
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Verbal expression in speech or writing
A formal, lengthy conversation (v) to to speak of write formally |
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Rank
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Offensive in odor
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Divulge
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To make something private known
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Homage
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Special honor or respect expressed publically
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Garrison
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A military post
Troops stationed at a military post (v) to assign to a military post |
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Conjecture
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Inference of judgement based on incomplete evidence
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Incense
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to infuriate
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Pestilent
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Deadly, causatious of disease, harmful
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Superfluous
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More than is required
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Chaste
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Morally pure
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Ostentation
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Pretentious display meant to impress others
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Valor
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Courage or boldness (in battle)
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Abate
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To reduce in amount
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Impetuous
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characterized by sudden energy or emotion
impulsive |
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Vilify
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to make vicious statements about
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Caustic
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bitterly or sarcastically witty
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Mercurial
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quick and changeable in mood
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Epiphany
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a sudden burst of understanding or discovery
sudden realization |
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Surreptitious
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obtained/done/made secretly often in regards to an illicit purpose
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Clandestine
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secret (especially in regards to an illicit purpose)
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Exculpate
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to free from blame
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Vindicate
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to clear from blame with supporting arguments or proof
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