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20 Cards in this Set
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Pestilence
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Something that is destructive; a contagious or infectious epidemic disease
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Disdain
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A feeling of contempt for what is beneath one; scorn; to look with scorn upon something
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Pernicious
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Highly injurious or destructive
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Yoke
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A burden; a wooden bar used to join two animals at the neck for work; to put a yoke on, or to join together as if by a yoke
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Obstinate
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Stubborn; perversely adhering to an opinion in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasions
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Heretic
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A dissenter from an established church dogma
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Melancholy
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Dejection; sadness; depression, marked by any of these qualities
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Libertine
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A person who is unrestrained by convention or morality
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Harpy
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A predatory, shrewish woman
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Covert
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Not openly shown; veiled; secret
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Abhor
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To loathe; to hate
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Quip
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A clever, usually tauting remark; a gibe; to make such remarks
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Coy
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Marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness; showing reluctance to make a definite commitment
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Defile
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To make unclean or impure
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Vile
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Morally despicable or abhorrent
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Troth
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A loyal pledge or faithfulness; to make such a pledge
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Gallant
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Courteous and elaborately attentive to women; a man who exhibits such qualities
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Tedious
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Tiresome because of length or dullness
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Semblance
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Outward appearance or form
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Apparition
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An unusual sight; a ghostly figure
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