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60 Cards in this Set

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