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120 Cards in this Set
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precipitous
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having steep sides
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appease
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peace through concession
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munificence
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great generocity
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depraved
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marked by evil
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firmament
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sky
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Clamor
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noisy shoutingn
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libation
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liquid used in ceremonial drinking
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covenant
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formal binding agreement
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glean
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to pick up or gather whats left on the field after reaping
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prostrate
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throw oneself downward on ground as gesture of humility
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interminable
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having no end
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redress
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correct for a wrong
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enmity
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hatred or ill will
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chaste
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innocent; pure
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penuriously
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in sever poverty
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contrary
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unfavorable
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circumlocution
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unnecessarily wordy language
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garrulous
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tiresomely talkative
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revelation
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enlightening disclosure
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lassitude
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state of weariness
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wanton
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excessive, luxuriant
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virility
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quality of being mainly
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lamentation
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cry of sorrow
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listless
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lacking energy
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adages
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old saying or proverb
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rubai
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4 line stanza that completes a single thought
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hedonist
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pleasure is principal good
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reconciliation
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to settle something
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funicular
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worked by a rope or cable or mountain railway
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cupolas
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small dome on a roof
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indolent
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idle lazy
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tenacious
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holding fimly, stubborn
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impervious
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incapable of being penetrated by moisture
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capitulate
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give up to an enemy with prearranged condition
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shrouded
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to cover
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harmattan
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dry dustry wind from sahara to atlantic coast
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improvident
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lacking foresight
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kola
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tree whose nuts contain caffeine
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cowries
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shells used for money
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prowess
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bravery, valor, skill
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ultimatum
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final demand whose rejection leads to use of force
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potent
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powerful
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imperious
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overbearing, arrogant
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emissary
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person sent on mission
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interim
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period between
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capricious
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whimsical, changing suddenly without reason
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malevolent
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wishing harm to others
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void
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emptiness
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abomination
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something hateful or disgusting
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kite
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bird in hawk family
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cassava
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tropical plant having edible starchy roots
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tendrils
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the treadlike parts of climbing plants
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sisal
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tropical plant- leaves make rope
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luxuriant
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lush teeming
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tubers
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thick part of underground plants (potatoes)
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brusqueness
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curtness; rough/abrupt speech
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kindred
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group of relatives
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benevolent
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wishing good to others
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atone
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making amends
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exacting
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strict demanding arduous
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exacting
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strict demanding
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ultimate
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final
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communion
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sharing thoughts or feeling
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calabashes
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dried hollow shells of gourd like fruit
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foo-foo
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boiled and mashed yams, cassava or plantain
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tentative
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hesitant uncertain
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pottage
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thick soup of veges with or without meat
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consoled
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made less sad
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grandees
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people of high rank
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entrails
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inner organs
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feign
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pretend
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harbingers
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people who announce what will follow
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raffia
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palm- leaves used for baskets
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devoid
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lacking; empty
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amiss
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wrong, faulty
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esoteric
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intended for chosen few
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approbation
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approval
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impenetrably
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unfathomable
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saltpeter
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potassium nitrate, used in meds, fertilizers, preservatives, and gunpowder
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voluble
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talkative
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eloquent
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graceful and persuasive
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essences
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auras, beings, spirits
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sullen
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gloomy
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discern
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to perceive, recognize
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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multitude
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large number
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tethered
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tied to a rope or chain
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lamentation
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weeping from greif
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tremulous
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trembling, fearful, timid
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brandishing
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wavering or shaking
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guttural
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harsh, rasping sound
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inadvertent
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accidental, unintentional
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motherland
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place where one's mother's kin live
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requisite
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necessary, essential
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diffused
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spread
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ominous
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threatening
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derisive
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expressing ridicule
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callow
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young and inexperience
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fetishes
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objects believed to have magic powers
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imprudnet
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lacking in caution
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miscreant
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criminal; wicked
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enormity
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great wickedness
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annihilation
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complete distruction
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degenerate
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corrupt, depraved
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impotent
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powerless
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caste
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rigid social structure
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adherents
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believers, followers
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zeal
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great enthusiasm
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emanantion
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something that comes forth from a source
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prevailed
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triumphed
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ostacize
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banish/cast out
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debar
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exclude or prohibit
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irreparable
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unable to be repaired
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resilient
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able to bounce back
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buoyant
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cheerful, light-hearted
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indignity
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something that insults dignity
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dispensation
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a system, especially religious
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epedient
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covenient
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desecration
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treated as not sacred
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amulets
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things worn for magical protection
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