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40 Cards in this Set
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Ablution
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washing or cleansing of the body as part of a religious rite
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acolyte
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novice, young assistant
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amenable
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responsive, agreeable
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asinine
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stupid or silly
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beget
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to produce an offspring, to cause
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bilk
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to swindle or cheat
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brunt
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the primary impact of blow
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caustic
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biting and malicious
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celerity
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speed, swiftness of action or motion
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commensurate
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having an equal measure to something
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contiquity
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closeness of something
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convival
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joyous amiable
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dalliance
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carefree spending of time
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delineate
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to sketch; to outline
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denizen
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inhabitant
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dilapidated
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to fall into disrepair; something not taken care of which alls into poor repair
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dossier
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complete group of documents
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eminence
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superiority or outstanding notability
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epithet
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a characterization through a word or phrase used as a term of abuse or contempt
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euphenism
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mild expression or an offensive fact
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felicitous
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appropriately expressed
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gamut
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full range or extent
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gestation
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inception and creation
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heretic
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member of a grou who is in conflict with the established principles
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impasse
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barrier
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indolent
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lazy as a way of life
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interment
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imprisonment; incarceration
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lambent
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radiant
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mien
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appearance;manner
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multifarious
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made of many components
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occlude
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to obstruct
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penance
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sorry for sin and wrongdoing
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plutocracy
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rule by the rich
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reclusive
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hermit-like
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rostrum
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public platform or pulpit
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sociometry
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distinctions accountable to social differences
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syllogism
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form of logical argument
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toothsome
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pleasing or appealing
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vacillate
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to waver between options
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wanton
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unchecked; completely unrestrained
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