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15 Cards in this Set
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orifice
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mouth; opening
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hallow
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to make holy
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perdition
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damnation; ruin; hell
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chaff
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worthless matter
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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empirical
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based on practical experience rather than theory
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germane
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relevant; fitting
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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querulous
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complaining; grumbling
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flaccid
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flabby
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hospice
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a shelter for traveler, orphans or the ill or destitute
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egregious
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remarkably bad; outrageous
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ratiocinate
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to reason; to think
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foment
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to stir up; to incite
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