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20 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable
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aperture
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(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
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dissidence
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(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent
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epicurean
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(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease; (n.) a person with discriminating taste
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improvident
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(adj.) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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iniquity
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(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
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inviolable
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(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned
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mutable
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(adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle
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nascent
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(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
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obeisance
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(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage
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panegyric
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(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
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pillory
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(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
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pittance
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(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
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presage
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(v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future
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progeny
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(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers
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promulgate
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(v.) to explain or issue officially; to make known far and wide
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rectitude
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(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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restive
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(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
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seraphic
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(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial
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subsist
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(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue
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