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25 Cards in this Set
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reincarnation
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rebirth of the soul in a new body
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propriety
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
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detriment
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loss, damage, disadvantage
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monocle
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an eyeglass for one eye
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subterranean
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underground
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vivacious
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lively
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prescience
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foreknowledge
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carnality
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worldly, materially
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terrestrial
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of the land
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motif
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recurrent theme
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primordial
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original, earliest
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ocular
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pertaining to the eye
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appropriate
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fitting
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salient
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prominent
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remonstrate
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protest
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contrition
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penitence
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repulse
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drive back, repel
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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vivisection
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the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body
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mediterranean
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pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea; surrounded or nearly surrounded by land
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exordium
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the beginning of anything
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terrain
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a tract of land, esp. as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc
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carnage
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the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre
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assailant
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a person who attacks
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trite
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition
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