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55 Cards in this Set
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throng
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a crowd
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edifice
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building
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utopia
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a perfect society
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sepulcher
sepulchre |
a tomb
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auspicious
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favorable
showing promise |
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ponderous
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heavy
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congenial
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friendly
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meager
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lean, scant
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transgress
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to sin
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transgression
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a sin
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transgressor
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a sinner
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venerable
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worthy of respect, usually because of age or dignity
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ensue
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to follow, as events
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statute
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a law
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personage
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a person of distinction
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attire
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clothing
apparel raiment |
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iniquity
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wickedness
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visage
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a face
a countenance |
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editorial narrator
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a narrator who offers opinions
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discern
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to detect with the eyes
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clad
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dressed
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wherefore
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why
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mishap
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an unfortunate accident
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abate
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to lesson
to diminish to mitigate |
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
to stay temporarily |
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grave
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solemn
serious |
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sermon
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a religious lecture
a homily |
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infamy
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fame (neg), notoriety
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infamous
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famous (neg), notorious
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audible
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able to be heard
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sagacious
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wise
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sagacity
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wisdom
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mien
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an overall appearance
bearing |
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obstinate
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stubborn
obdurate |
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repent
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to be sorry
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apprehensive
apprehension |
anxious
anxiety |
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purport
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meaning, significance
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counsel
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advice
to advise |
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discourse
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a conversation
a lecture a discussion to converse to lecture to discuss |
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hue
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color
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swoon
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to faint
a faint |
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quell
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to suppress by force
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apprehension
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anxiety
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apprehensive
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anxious
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potent
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strong
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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tempest
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a violent storm
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tempestuous
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stormy
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scrutiny
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close examination
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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folly
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foolishness
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feign
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to fake; to pretend
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bliss
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complete and utter happiness
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paramour
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a secret lover; an illicit lover
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cuckold
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a man whose wife has been unfaithful
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