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15 Cards in this Set
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noun - boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
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audacity
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noun - the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
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carnage
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verb - to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment.
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chastise
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adj. - of, pertaining to, or of the nature of doctrines or principles of the church doctrinal.
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dogmatic
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adj. - characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains
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fraudulent
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adj. - without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
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impassive
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verb - to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner
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implicate
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adj. - intended to entrap or beguile
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insidious
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adj. - worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse.
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jaded
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adj. - common; ordinary
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mundane
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adj. - pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once
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omnibus
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adj. - having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas
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pastoral
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adj. - characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance
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pompous
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verb - to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.
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rejuvenate
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noun - a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
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tirade
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