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20 Cards in this Set
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augury |
an omen or prophecy |
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belie |
to contradict, to give a false impression |
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insolence |
insulting or contemptuous behavior |
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piety |
devotion and reverence to God |
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portent |
a sign or forewarning |
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quell |
to quiet or to put down a disturbance |
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temperate |
exercising self control |
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woe |
great sorrow, grief or misfortune |
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wheedle |
to try to convince by flattery, to coax, to cajole |
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rend |
to tear violently, to split |
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bequeath |
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will |
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gravity |
seriousness, importance |
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ignoble |
of lowly origin, without honor |
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waver |
to show doubt or uncertainty about what to do |
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wrath |
intense anger |
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unwitting |
not intention, without knowledge |
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daunt |
to intimidate, to dismay |
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giddy |
dizzy |
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haughty |
arrogant, excessively proud and vain |
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quell |
to quiet or to put down a disturbance |
