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22 Cards in this Set
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pallor |
paleness |
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ameliorate |
make better |
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avidly |
eagerly |
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base |
low; mean |
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deference |
courteous regard or respect |
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theology |
the study of religion |
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quail |
cringe from |
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gingerly |
cautiously |
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abomination |
something that causes great horror or disgust |
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blasphemy |
sinful act or remark |
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contentious |
argumentative |
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desposition |
the testimony of a witness made under oath but not in open court |
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imperceptible |
barely noticeable |
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deferentially |
in a manner that bows to anothers wishes very respectfully |
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anonymity |
the condition of being unknown |
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prodigious |
of great size, power, or extent |
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effrontery |
shameless boldness |
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incredulously |
skeptically |
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confounded |
confused, dismayed |
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blanched |
paled; whitened |
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dramatic irony |
a contraction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true. |
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verbal irony |
a character says one thing but means something quite different |
