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178 Cards in this Set
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sublime
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exalted
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precipitous
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very steep
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lurid
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glowing reddish, horrible
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tarn
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mountain lake
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sojourn
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stay, visit
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boon
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blessing
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importunate
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overly persistent
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alleviation
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relief
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munificent
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generous
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fancy
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imagine, whimsy
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affinity
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close relationship
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specious
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seemingly true but actually false
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fissure
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crack
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Gothic
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medieval, grotesque, mysterious
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phantasmagoric
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wildly imaginative, distorted and random
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countenance
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appearance, facial expression
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trepidation
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apprehension, dread
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wan
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pallid
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pallid
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pale
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gossamer
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light, delicate
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Arabesque
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complex design of intertwined floral and geometric figures
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trepidancy
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apprehension, dread
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abeyance
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temporary suspension of activity
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solace
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consolation
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malady
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physical disease or ailment
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insipid
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lacking flavor or excitement, dull
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equivocal
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ambiguous
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tenanted
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inhabited or owned
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palpable
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tangible
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stupor
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complete loss of sensibility, daze
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catalepsy
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complete muscular rigidity and lack of awareness
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mystic
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relating to religious or spiritual connections
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seraphim
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angel of the highest order
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dominion
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sovereignty
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dally
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to play amorously, waste time
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sentience
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consciousness
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similtude
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resemblance
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incubus
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evil spirit, nightmare
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miasma
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toxic fog
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prolixity
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wordiness
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prodigious
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extraordinary
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demeanor
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behavior
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upbraid
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scold sharply
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chiromancy
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telling forutnes by reading palms
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doppelganger
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ghostly double
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Puritan
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class of Protestants demanding purification of doctrine, worship, and strictness in religious discipline
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puritanical
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excessively strict in religious matters, austere
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theocracy
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form of government where God is the supreme civil ruler, His laws being interpreted by Church authorities
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predestination
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belief that God has foreordained which souls will be saved
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elect
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the people chosen by God for salvation and eternal life
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grace
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unmerited love and mercy of God
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Utopia
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place of ideal perfection
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sepulchre
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tomb
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ponderous
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massive, heavy
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inauspicious
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unfortunate, boding ill
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physiognomy
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countenance, outward appearance
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indubitable
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unquestionable
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scourge
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whip severely
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magistrate
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civil law official or justice of the peace
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demeanor
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outward behavior, conduct
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venerable
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commanding respect
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infamy
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bad reputation as a result of a shameful or criminal act
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malefactress
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woman criminal offender
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beadle
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religious official who leads processions
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sumptuary
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legal power of the state to regulate personal habits
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evanescent
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fleeting
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ignominy
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public contempt, disgrace
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iniquity
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wickedness, sin
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scaffold
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elevated platform
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redeem
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to deliver from sin
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preternatural
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exceptional, excessive
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gentility
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polite manners and behavior
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sagacity
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wisdom
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alchemy
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transforming metals into gold, finding elixir of life
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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leech
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physician
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enjoin
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command
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paramour
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lover
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besmirch
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soil, dishonor
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abase
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humble
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aberration
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abnormality
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acumen
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keenness of mind
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altercation
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argument, quarrel
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amenities
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attractive features and comfort
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anathema
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excommunication
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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apprise
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inform
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atoll
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ring-shaped coral island
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atone
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make amends
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benighted
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ignorant
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bludgeon
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short club
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brindled
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tawny with dark streaks
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bucolic
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pastoral, of the countryside
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring sound
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cartel
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group that controls prices, syndicate
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cerebration
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thought
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checkered
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marked by changed of fortune
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cite
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mention honorably
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codicil
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addition to a will
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cognomen
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nickname
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debacle
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disaster
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declivity
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downward slope
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defalcate
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embezzle
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deleterious
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harmful
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deposition
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written testimony, removal from power
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detritus
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loose material worn away
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deviltry
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wicked or mischievous acts
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diapason
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musical range
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dissension
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quarreling
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diva
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female opera star
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divine
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coming from God, to figure out, member of the clergy
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eclogue
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short pastoral poem
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egregious
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flagrant, really bad
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egress
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way out
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élan
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great enthusiasm
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emetic
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substance that induces vomiting
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emolument
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salary
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engender
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produce
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enjoin
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command
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entente
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agreement, understanding
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equity
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fairness
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estranged
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no longer on friendly terms, separated
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eulogy
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speech of praise
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execrable
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detestable
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exegesis
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critical interpretation
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expeditious
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speedy
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extrude
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force out
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fauna
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animals
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fell
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deadly, cruel
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fetish
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object of obsessive devotion, believed to have magical properties
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germane
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relevant
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gigolo
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man financially supported by women
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hybrid
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offspring of parents of different species
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idyllic
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wonderfully pleasant
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immanent
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present within, internal
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incursion
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sudden invasion
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indigenous
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originating naturally in a particular place
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inhibit
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repress, check
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insensate
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lacking awareness of sensation
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inveigh
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speak out vehemently, protest
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itinerant
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traveling
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jocose
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jesting
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lachrymose
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tearful, full of sorrow
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lambent
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softly radiant
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libation
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poured offering, drink
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machete
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heavy knife
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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mandible
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jawbone
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moiety
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half, portion
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neophyte
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beginner
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nodule
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small rounded lump
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nuptial
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wedding
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orifice
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mouth-like opening
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palpable
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that can be touched, obvious
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paradigm
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overall pattern
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parity
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equality
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patrimony
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estate inherited from one’s father
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peccadillo
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minor fault
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penumbra
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partial shadow
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precedent
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act used to justify a later one
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progeny
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offspring
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quondam
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former
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rational
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reasoning, sensible
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reactionary
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extremely conservative
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repertoire
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stock of pieces that a person or company can perform
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sidereal
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of the stars
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sobriquet
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assumed name
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stentorian
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loud
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tenet
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principle
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tenure
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ownership, term of office
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theism
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belief in god or gods
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torrid
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hot
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tutelage
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instruction
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unguent
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ointment
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venal
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corrupt
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yaw
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swing off course
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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