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22 Cards in this Set
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gaunt
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extremely thin and bony
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agape
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with the mouth wide open
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gibbet
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the gallows
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excommunication
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expulsion from church membership
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utmost
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of the greatest or highest degree
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conciliatory
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trying to gain good will by friendliness
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beguile
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to win or hold somebody's attention
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floundering
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struggling clumsiness or helplessly
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reprieve
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official postponement of a sentence
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adamant
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completely firm and unyielding
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faltering
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hesitating or wavering in action or intent
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belie
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to show to be false; contradict
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bridegroom
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a newly wedded man or a man about to be married
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cleave
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to remain attached
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disputation
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argument
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sibilance
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a hissing sound
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embodiment
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the concrete form of an object
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indictment
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a formal legal accusation
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flailing
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moving vigorously or erratically
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spite
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desire to annoy or harm another
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empowered
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authorized, especially by legal or official means
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pentinence
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humble sorrow or wrongdoing
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