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98 Cards in this Set
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adj. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of though/knowledge
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profound
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noun, persistence
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pertinacity
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noun; a building or chamber in which dead bodies are stored
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charnel
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adj., ornate, highly decorates
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baroque
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noun, silly
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frivolity
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verb; to faint, loose consciousness
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swoon
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adj., gruesome, horrifying
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macabre
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adj. extremely hungry
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ravenous
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adj, easily understood, clear
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lucid
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noun;an opening as a hole , crack or slit
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aperture
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adj. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of though/knowledge
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profound
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noun, persistence
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pertinacity
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noun; a building or chamber in which dead bodies are stored
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charnel
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adj., ornate, highly decorates
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baroque
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noun, silly
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frivolity
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verb; to faint, loose consciousness
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swoon
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adj., gruesome, horrifying
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macabre
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adj. extremely hungry
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ravenous
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adj, easily understood, clear
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lucid
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noun;an opening as a hole , crack or slit
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aperture
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verb or noun, a theory or opinion
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conjecture
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noun; display of courage
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bravado
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noun, illusion, ghost
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phantasm
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noun; a particular period of time marked by distinctive features and events
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epoch
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verb, to find out definently, learn with certainty
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ascertain
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noun; a belt of a garmant or girth that passes around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horses back
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surcingle
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verb, to become spread throughout
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pervading
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noun, a formal court that goes against the catholic church
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inquistion
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noun; a state of violent excitement or emotions
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delerium
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noun; a style of speech or expression
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locution
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verb or noun, a theory or opinion
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conjecture
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noun; display of courage
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bravado
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noun, illusion, ghost
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phantasm
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noun; a particular period of time marked by distinctive features and events
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epoch
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verb, to find out definently, learn with certainty
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ascertain
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noun; a belt of a garmant or girth that passes around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horses back
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surcingle
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verb, to become spread throughout
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pervading
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noun, a formal court that goes against the catholic church
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inquistion
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noun; a state of violent excitement or emotions
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delerium
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noun; a style of speech or expression
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locution
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noun; a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes
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gossamer
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noun; a large diasterous fire
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conflagration
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noun; the ringing or sounding of bells
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tintinnabulation
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adj; a secret mysterious meaning
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runic
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noun; any song of praise, joy
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paean
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noun; pleasing or sweet sound; pleasant to the ear
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euphony
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adj; a lot of something
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voluminously
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noun; reasoning earnestly with a person of taking them out of something
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expostulation
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noun; wings of a bird
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pinions
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a stone coffin
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saracophagus
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noun; a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes
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gossamer
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noun; a large diasterous fire
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conflagration
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noun; the ringing or sounding of bells
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tintinnabulation
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adj; a secret mysterious meaning
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runic
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noun; any song of praise, joy
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paean
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noun; pleasing or sweet sound; pleasant to the ear
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euphony
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adj; a lot of something
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voluminously
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noun; reasoning earnestly with a person of taking them out of something
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expostulation
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noun; wings of a bird
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pinions
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a stone coffin
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saracophagus
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verb; to take placr or occur as something additional, effect
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supervened
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noun; awareness, realization
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cognizance
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adj.; extremely thin and bony
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gaunt
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noun; a time of relief, time of distress
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respite
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noun; a drug usef to induce pain and sorrow
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nepenthe
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verb, to drink
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quaff
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noun, a gesture of respect
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obeisance
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adj, not discouraged
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undaunted
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noun; a region of palestine that is barren
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gilead
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verb, to put an end to, discontinue
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surcease
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verb; to take placr or occur as something additional, effect
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supervened
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noun; awareness, realization
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cognizance
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adj.; extremely thin and bony
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gaunt
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noun; a time of relief, time of distress
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respite
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noun; a drug usef to induce pain and sorrow
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nepenthe
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verb, to drink
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quaff
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noun, a gesture of respect
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obeisance
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adj, not discouraged
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undaunted
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noun; a region of palestine that is barren
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gilead
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verb, to put an end to, discontinue
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surcease
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noun; emphasized or stressed
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accentuated
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adj; incapable of feeling, unconscious
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insensibility
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noun, ribbons used as decorations
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ribands
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noun; electricity used to shock, used for experiments
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galvanic battery
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adj; in disagreement with, conflicted with
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discordant
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noun, extreme hunger
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voracity
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verb; to avoid, to keep away from
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eschew
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noun; distress, greibance, affliction
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woe
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noun, a form of surgery where a hole is drilled into your skull to reduce incranial pressure
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trepanning
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noun; emphasized or stressed
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accentuated
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adj; incapable of feeling, unconscious
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insensibility
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noun, ribbons used as decorations
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ribands
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noun; electricity used to shock, used for experiments
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galvanic battery
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adj; in disagreement with, conflicted with
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discordant
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noun, extreme hunger
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voracity
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verb; to avoid, to keep away from
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eschew
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noun; distress, greibance, affliction
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woe
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noun, a form of surgery where a hole is drilled into your skull to reduce incranial pressure
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trepanning
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