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23 Cards in this Set
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feinted
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made a pretense of attack
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scorpion
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any of a group of poisonous arachnids found in warm regions
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plaintively
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sorrowfully, mournfully
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undulating
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wavy in form
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semblance
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deceptive appearance
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quarice
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greadiness
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alms
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money given to poor people
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indigent
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needy, poor
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bulwark
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protection, defense
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dissembling
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concealing true feelings with a false appearance
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begign
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good natured
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spurned
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kicked, rejected
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lethargy
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laziness or indifference
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edifice
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imposing structure
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leprosy
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a disfiguring disease
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waning
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shrinking to a new moon
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covert
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a hiding place
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sentinel
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guard
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goading
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urging
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monolithic
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formed from a single block
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escarpment
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a long cliff
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intercession
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a prayer said on behalf of another person
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malignant
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harmful
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