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51 Cards in this Set
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perplexing
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puzzling
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imperialism
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the building and maintaining of an empire
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oppressors
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people who severely limit the freedoms and rights of others
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wretched
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awful, nasty, repugnant
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supplant
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to take the place of another
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prostrate
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to lie flat
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despotic
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tyrannical
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municipal
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relating to local governments
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constables
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labyrinth
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labyrinth
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extensive maze
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squalid
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impoverished and dirty
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professed
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stated
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unendurable
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bear
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ravaging
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wreaking havoc
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immense
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enormous
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conjurer
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someone who conjurs magic or spells
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futility
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pointlessness
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conventionalized
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made to fit into societal norms
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resolute
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stead-fast
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squeamish
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easy to be nauseated
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senility
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deterioration of mental capacities with age
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pretext
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put forth as an ostensible reason
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rehabilitation
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re-adaptation to society
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engrossing
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absorbing
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feigned
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pretended
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genetics
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the study of genes
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recessive
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holding or moving back
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atrocities
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horrors
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fugitive
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one seeking refuge
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pillaging
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plundering
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exploitation
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to use for one's own gain
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piratical
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relating to pirates or piracy
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opportunist
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one who takes advantage of opportunity
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Faustian
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sacrificing spiritual values for power, money, etc.
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machinations
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schemes
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parasitical
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like a parasite
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tentacling
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extending
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mutinied
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revolted, especially on a ship
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bestial
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beastlike
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glutted
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to feed or fill to satiety
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cannibalistic
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eating one's own species
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chancelleries
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buildings which house chancellors
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eloquent
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lovely words
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indisputable
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impossible to argue with
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ratification
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confirmation of a legal document by signing of officials
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afflicting
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negatively affecting
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dormant
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asleep, latent
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digressing
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going off topic
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pantheistic
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religious belief that identifies god with the universe
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cul-de-sac
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round dead-end
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neurotic
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prone to excessive anxiety and emotional upset
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