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25 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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sinister, ominous, deadly, harmful
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acolyte
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a follower, especially religious
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inexorable
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relentless
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strictures
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rules
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zeitgeist
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the general intellectual, moral and cultural state or feel or flavor of an age
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animus
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animosity or hostility; purpose, intention, animating spirit
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concupiscence
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lust, lechery, desire
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sophistry
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unsound, clever reasoning
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farce
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satirical comedy with an improbable plot
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antediluvian
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antiquated; the period before the biblical flood
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praxis
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(as opposed to theory) application of knowledge or skills
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abstemious
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self-denying
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nettle
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annoy
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munificent
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charitable, generous
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raze
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destroy, demolish, tear down
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perfidy
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treachery
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clemency
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mercy
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peccadillo
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minor weakness, trivial offence
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salubrious
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health-giving
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deleterious
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harmful
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transgress
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go astray, disobey, commit a sin
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callow
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immature
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tome
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large book
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hedonism
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pleasure seeking
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vainglory
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excessive, pretentious, demonstrative vanity
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