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37 Cards in this Set
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suppliant
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someone who pleads a petitioner
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surfeit
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overabundance
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lamentation
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expression of grief
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haughtiness
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arrogance, excessive self-regard
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omen
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a sign (often or warning)
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smite
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to inflict a heavy blow, to strike forcefully
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smitten
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to be infatuated
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entreat
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to request earnestly
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conjecture
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[kun JEK chur] conclusion based on insufficient evidence; speculation
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expiation
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[eks pee AY shun] an action undertaken to make amends for wrongdoing; atonement
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fetter
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to shackle (literally around ankles)
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treachery
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willful betrayal
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thrice
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three times
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avert
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to keep from happening; to avoid
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vex
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to annoy
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beneficent
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kindly; generous
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brazen
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shamelessly bold (literally, made of brass)
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brink
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the edge, the verge
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sovereignty
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supremacy of authority, complete self-government
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furrow
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[FUR roh] the long, narrow trench in the ground made by a plow
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ordinance
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a decree; authoritative rule
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dirge
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a funeral song
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compulsion
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force, coercion
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sluggard
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a slothful person, an idler
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imprecation
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[im pri KAY shun] a curse
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affliction
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a condition or a cause of suffering
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begrudge
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to envy or to give reluctantly
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balk
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to fail to go through with, to stop short
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reverence
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great respect
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calumny
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a false attack intended to injure the character of another; defamation
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countenance
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one's facial expression; to approve of
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obstinancy
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stubbornness
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disquiet
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worry, unease, anxiety
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rankled
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irritated
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taint
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to make impure
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pious
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showing religious devotion, devout
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insolence
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bold rudeness
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