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60 Cards in this Set
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an empty space
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void
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a ceremonial act or series of such acts
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ritual
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shift; not straightforward
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devious
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to complete; vie
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contend
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to give up or give in; yield
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succumb
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a deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch
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arroyo
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a broad, flat topped hill with clifflike sides
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mesa
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a place devoted to religious seclusion; a monastery or convent
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cloister
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an ankle-length garment, with close-fitting waist and sleeves, worn by clergymen
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cassock
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stubbornly opposed to what is right or reasonable; wrong-headed
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perverse
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resembling or arranged in a line
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linear
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above all; most importantly
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preeminently
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not stopping or weakening
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unrelenting
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without a fixed home; wandering
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nomadic
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characterized by abundant growth
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luxuriant
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abundance, lavishness
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profusion
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to produce; bring about
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engender
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essentially
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inherently
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not allowing light to pass through
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opaque
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the condition of one who is subject to a master; lack of freedom
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servitude
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to obey another's command, request, rule, or wish
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comply
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to soothe another's feelings; appease
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placate
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to gain another's favor by deliberate effort
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ingratiate
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to cover with water, overwhelm
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inundate
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to grieve; wail
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lament
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to implore; beg
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beseech
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a sickness or weakness
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infirmity
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to mock
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scoff
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to represent in bodily form
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embody
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to burn or sear to destroy abnormal tissue
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cauterize
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without inhabitants; barren
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desolate
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comfort in sorrow or distress
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solace
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appearance; color
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hue
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an instance of divine care or guidance
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providence
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a guard
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sentinel
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to defeat in battle
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vanquish
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distant
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aloof
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to get by special effort; obtain
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procure
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something useful; an article of commerce
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commodity
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not real; pretended
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feigned
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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anguish
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a state of paralyzing dismay; fear
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consternation
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a strong, foul odor
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stench
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a suspicion of future evil; dread
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apprehension
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deadly; poisonous
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pestilential
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in large amounts; abundant
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copious
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miserable
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wretched
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the face, especially as an indicator of emotion
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countenance
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in name but not reality
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nominal
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greed
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avarice
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to decrease in size, intensity, or degree
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wane
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to reject bluntly, snub
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rebuff
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to swerve, or cause to swerve, from side to side in motion
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careen
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to spread through
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suffuse
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getting rid of something unwanted, cleansing
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purging
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acting refined or dainty
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mincing
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incapable of being affected
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impervious
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secret; stealthy
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surreptitious
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to echo
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reverberate
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a surrounding area
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environs
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