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27 Cards in this Set
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paroxysm
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a fit:OUTBURST
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perenial
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present at all seasons of the year;continuing without interuption:CONSTANT
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perjury
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the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath
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pertain
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to belong as a part,member ,accesory,or product
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perverse
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turned away from what is right or good:CORRUPT,IMPROPPER
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petty
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having secondary rank or importance:MINOR,SUBORDINATE,SMALL-MINDED
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pious
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showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
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placate
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by concessions:APPEASE
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predominant
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having superior strength,influence,or authority.2.being most frequent or common:PREVAILING
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presage
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something that forshadows a future event:OMEN,PROGNOSTICATION
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prevail
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TRIUMPH:PREDOMINATE
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preventive
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undertaken to forestall anticipated hostile action:PRECAUTIONARY
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progeny
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DESCENDANTS:CHILDREN
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purge
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to clear of guiltor free onself of somthing unwanted
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pursue
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to follow in order to overtake,capture,kill,or defeat:SEEK,HAUNT,CHASE
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reciprocal
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OPPOSITE
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relinquish
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withdraw or retreat from:leave behind:GIVE-UP,RELEASE,YIELD
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repugnant
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exciting distaste or aversion:INCOMPATIBLE,INCONSISTENT,HOSTILE
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rudiment
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a fundamental skill
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sanctity
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the quality or state of being holy or sacred
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scathe
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to do harm to:SCORCH,SEAR
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shrift
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a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in thsacrament of reconciliation:CONFESSION
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staid
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often prim self-restraint:SOBER,GRAVE
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shun
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to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
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skeptical
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charecteristic of :an attitude or doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a paticular object
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sloth
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disinclination to action or labor;apathy and inactivity
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sober
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not drunk2.marked by temperous ,moderation, or seriousness
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