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30 Cards in this Set
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Discord
chapter 1 |
lack of agreement of harmony; strife
noun syn: disagreement, clash, jostling, difference, misunderstanding, cross purposes, odds, division, split, disruption |
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Avenge
chapter 1 |
inflicting a punishment in retaliation for (harm, injury, etc) done to (a person or persons); take revenge for or on behalf of
verb Syn: chastise, come back at, even the score, get back at, get even, payback |
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Soothsayer
chapter 1 |
a person who professes to foretell events. (seer/prophet)
noun syn: crystal ball gazer, forecaster, fortune-teller, oracle, palm reader, prophet, psychic |
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Vengeance
chapter 2 |
infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
noun syn: counterblow, evening of score, eye for an eye, getting even, repayment |
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Centaur
chapter 2 |
one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
noun syn: horseman, horsewomen |
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Summons
chapter 2 |
a call issued for the meeting of an assembly or parliament.
noun syn: call, notification, demand |
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Skirmish
chapter 3 |
any brisk clash or encounter, usually of a minor nature
noun syn: confrontation, disagreement, engagement, encounter, struggle, conflict |
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Pestilence
chapter 3 |
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
noun syn: disease, infection, outbreak, plague, sickness, virus |
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Brood
chapter 3 |
to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder
verb syn: fret, worried, annoyed |
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Siege
chapter 4 |
the offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it, severing its communications and supply lines, and deploying weapons against it
noun syn: block, border, cage, confine |
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Jeer
chapter 4 |
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely
verb syn: comeback, flout, gibe, hoot, jab, jest, laugh at, mock |
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Valiant
chapter 5 |
boldly courageous; brave
adjective syn: bold, chivalrous, courageous, dauntless, fearless |
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Citadel
chapter 5 |
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege. (strongly fortified building for safety)
noun syn: fort, keep, manor, stronghold |
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Despondent
chapter 6 |
downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage
adjective syn: bummed-out, despairing, discouraged, down, forlorn, gloomy, grieving, hopeless, |
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Allies
chapter 7 |
plural of ally- a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause
noun syn: associate, collaborator, friend, partner |
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Menacing
chapter 8 |
being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come
adjective syn: alarming, dangerous, frightening, imminent |
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Omen
chapter 8 |
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
noun syn: foreboding, foreshadowing, portent, presage |
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Comrade
chapter 9 |
an associate or companion
noun syn: associate, companion, pal, partner |
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Amends
chapter 10 |
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind
noun syn: apology, reparation, restoration, satisfaction |
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Keen
chapter 11 |
to make a loud and long cry of sorrow
verb syn: fine, quick, sharp |
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Lament
chapter 12 |
to feel or express sorrow or regret for
verb syn: mourn, bawl, cry |
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Ransom
chapter 13 |
the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
noun syn: bribe, payment, payoff, price, release |
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Shameless
chapter 14 |
lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
adjective syn: hardened, immodest, improper, insolent |
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Kin
chapter 14 |
a person's relatives collectively
noun syn: connection, cousin, extraction, family, kinship, lineage |
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Throng
chapter 15 |
to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd
verb syn: bunch, mob, multitude, swarm |
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Pyre
chapter 15 |
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. (usually for burning)
noun syn: bonfire, fuel, heap, suttee |
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Smite
chapter 16 |
to strike or hit hard
verb syn: attack, belt, chastise, clobber, defeat, hit, knock |
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Desolate
chapter 17 |
deprived or destitute of inhabitants
adjective syn: desserted, uninhabitable, isolated, lonely |
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Oracle
chapter 18 |
a person who delivers authoritative, wise, or highly regarded and influential pronouncements.
noun syn: answer, apocalypse, divination, fortune, prediction, vision |
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Gilded
chapter 19 |
covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
adjective syn: luxurious, ornate, prosperous |