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29 Cards in this Set
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ADJURATION
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a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
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ALLUVIAL
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of or related to alluvium-- clay, silt, or gravel carried by rushing steams
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CONTAGION
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a contagious disease
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EMIGRANT
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someone who leaves one's country to settle in another
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EPOCH
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a particular period of history that is noteworthy
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INEXORABLE
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not capable of being persuaded
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INSCRUTABLE
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difficult to understand
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MALICE
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extreme hatred or spite
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MIRE
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an area of wet soggy muddy ground
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PISCATORY
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related to the activity of fishing
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PLUNDER
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to rob of goods by force
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POTENTATE
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one who has the power and position to rule over others
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RETINUE
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the attendants of a high ranking person
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SAGACIOUS
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having wisdom, insight or fairness
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SLOUGH
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a state of deep despair
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SOLICITUDE
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a state of anxiety or concern
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TOCSIN
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a warning bell
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TREMULOUS
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marked by timidity or fear
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TUMBRILS
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a cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their place of execution
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ACQUITTED
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freed from a charge or accusation
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ALTERCATION
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a noisy quarrel
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BARRISTER
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a British lawyer who spe3aks in the higher courts of the law
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DISREPUTABLE
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lacking responsibility in character or behavior
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INCORRIBLE
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incapable of being reformed
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INDICTMENT
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condition of being accused of a wrong doing
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INSINUATION
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an indirect and usually malicious assumption or implication
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MALIGNED
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to speak evil of
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PARRICIDE
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the murdering of a family member or relative
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UNIMPEACHABLE
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beyond doubt or reproach, unquestionable
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