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22 Cards in this Set
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impious
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non-holy
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chasm
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rift
(in geography, a rip in rocks) |
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enumeration
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to list out
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arraignment
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the act of calling someone to court to accuse of charges
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usurpation
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act of seizing
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remonstrance
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petetion, protest
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debilitate
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worsening, to impair the srtength of
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acquiescence
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to agree with, give in, succumb
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assiduous
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diligently
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auxiliary
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additional, substitute
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extenuate
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to make lighter, to soften (the harshness of a crime)
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revere
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hold in high regard
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indulgent
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give in
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prescient
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knowing beforehand
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salutary
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beneficial for health
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appease
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pacify
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celestial
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having to do with the heavens
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arduous
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difficult
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propitious
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good omen
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infallible
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incapable of making a mistake
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insidious
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sneaky, tending to undermine
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avaricious
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greedy
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