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50 Cards in this Set
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heresy
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anti-religious opinion
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heretic
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person who maintains opinion contrary to church doctrine
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heterogeneous
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different in kind
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heyday
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a period of success
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hiatus
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a break in the continuity of work series, action
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hibernal
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pertaining to winter
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hirsute
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hairy
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histrionic
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theatrical
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holocaust
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a destruction by fire
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homily
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sermon
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hurtle
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to speed
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husbandry
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the study of raising crops and animals
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hybrid
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mongrel; mixed breed
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hydrophobia
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rabies; fear of water
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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hypochondriac
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one who worries about his health
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iconoclast
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destroyer of idols or images
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idyll
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short poem describing simple living
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ignoble
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dishonorable
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ignominious
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shameful
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illicit
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unlawful
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imbibe
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absorb
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imbroglio
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confused state of affairs
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impalpable
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vague; not understandable
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impasse
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dead end; difficult situation
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impeach
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to accuse
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impecunious
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poor
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impertinent
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irrelevant: rude
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implicit
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absolute; suggested
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importune
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to trouble with requests
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impugn
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to attack by words or arguments
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impute
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attribute something bad to another
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incendiary
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imflammatory
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incipient
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beginning to appear
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incongruous
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not harmonious; innappropriate
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incredulous
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skeptical
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increment
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increase
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incubus
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nightmare
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indigent
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poor
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indolent
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lazy
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indulgence
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act of pampering
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ineffable
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beyond words; unspeakable
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ineluctable
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inevitable
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ineptitude
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awkwardness
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inert
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without power to move or react
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inexorable
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unyielding
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infernal
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hellish; outrageous
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infidel
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an unbeliever
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