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27 Cards in this Set
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epoch
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a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.
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incredulity
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doubt about the truth of something
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superlative
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of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others
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slough
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an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region
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plunder
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to rob of goods or valuables
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emigrant
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someone who leaves his/her country for another
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malice
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desire to inflict harm or injury
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sagacioius
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shrewd
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alluvial
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sand, silt, gravel, or clay deposited by moving water
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solicitude
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anxiety or concern
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guillotine
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a device for beheading a person
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sawyer
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a person who saws wood
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stolid
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unemotional
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contagion
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the communication of disease or harmful or undesirable contact
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tocsin
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a signal of alarm using bells
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adjuration
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desperate urging
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sublime
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elevated in thought or superior
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mire
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swampy ground
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taciturn
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inclined to silence
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sagacious
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keen practical sense or shrewd
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meddlesome
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meddling or interfering
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doleful
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sorrowful or mournful
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sumptuous
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lavish, splendid, fine
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magnaminous
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generous in forgiving
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auspicious
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promising success
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supplication
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humble prayer
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pernicious
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causing harm or ruin
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