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13 Cards in this Set
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loath
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reluctant, unwilling (usually an infinitive)
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tribunates
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person who pays ransom to conqueror
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servile
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slave position
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encompass
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to go completely around
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redress
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to correct / satisfaction for a wrong that has been sufferred
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vexed
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troubled, unhappy
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countenance
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facial expression
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mettle
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spirit, quality of character, courage
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conspiracy
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an agreement to perform an illegal or subversive act
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puissant
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powerful, influential, having great power of influence
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malice
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desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another, intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
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bequeath
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to leave (a personal estate or body) to a person or other beneficent by a will
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mutiny
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forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority, revolt, insurrection, uprising.
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