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20 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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that which is pleasant or agreeable
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aperture
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an opening,gap,hole
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dissidence
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a difference of opinion, discontent
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epicurean
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devoted to the pursuit of pleasure, fond of good food
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improvident
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not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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iniquity
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wickidness, sin
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invoilable
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sacred, high character that it must not be broken
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mutable
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open or capable to change
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nascent
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just beginning to exist or develop
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obeisance
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a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission
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panegyric
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formal or elaborate praise, a tribute
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pillory
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a device for publicly punishing offenders
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pittance
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a small portion
a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion |
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presage
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to forshadow or point to a future event; to predict
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progeny
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descendants, offspring, children
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promulgate
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to proclaim or issue ofically
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rectitude
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uprightness, righteousness
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restive
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restless, hard to manage
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saraphic
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angelic, heavenly
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subsist
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to have existence, to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life
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