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16 Cards in this Set
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promulgation
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(n) - public declaration
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interdict
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(n) - prohibit or forbid
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nemesis
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(n) - extreme opponent
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desecrate
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(v) - make unholy
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virulence
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(n) - state of being bitter or spiteful
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poignant
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(adj) - evoking emotion
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execrable
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(adj) - abominable, abhorrent
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libations
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(n) - pouring of liquid as religious ritual
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dire
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(adj) - urgent, extreme
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abjure
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(v) - abstain from
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imputation
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(n) - accusation
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vicissitude
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(n) - unexpected change
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obsequies
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(n) - a funeral rite or ceremony
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marauding
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(adj) - engaged in raiding for plunder
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recriminations
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(n) - the act of recriminating
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denounce
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(v) - to condemn or censure openly or publicly
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