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22 Cards in this Set
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pantomime
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a type of play with music, dancing and clowning based on a story or fairy-tale
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potentates
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a powerful ruler
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perfunctory
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unenthusiastic; routine or mechanical
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pariah
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an outcast
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pentitent
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feeling sorry for past crimes and sins
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statute
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any of the rules or laws of an institution
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smarmy
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trying to make oneself popular by flattery or charm
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acquit
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to declare somebody not guilty of crime
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venue
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a place where people agree to meet
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rout
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fetch somebody out abruptly, suddenly, or forcefully
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onerous
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heavy and burdensome
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uncouth
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(of people's appearence or behavior) rough, awkard or illmannered
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indicted
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to accuse somebody or charge them of murder, robbery, etc.
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deity
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a divine being; god or goddess
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piety
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respect for religious principles or god
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congregation
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a group of people who share a religious worship
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pulpit
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a podium usually where sermons are said
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azalea
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a flowering shrub
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insinuated
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1.suggest something unpleasantly and indirectly
2. place something smoothly and into something |
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voracious
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1. very greedy in eating
2. very eager for knowledge, info |
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impertinent
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not respectful, rude
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curt
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(of speaking) rudely brief; abrupt
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