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30 Cards in this Set
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Ablution |
A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual |
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Avaricious |
Characterized by avarice (insatiable greed for riches); greedy; covetous |
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Transient |
Not lasting, enduring, permanent |
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Sage |
A person framed for wisdom, judgement, and experience |
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Ascetic |
A person who leads a simple life; in the church this is known as a monk |
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Pilgrim |
A person who travels long distances to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion |
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Onerous |
Burdensome, oppressive, troublesome, causing hardship |
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Austere |
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, appearance |
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Devotee |
A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something |
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Sojourn |
A temporary stay |
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Countenance |
A persons face or facial expression |
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Absolute |
Not qualified or diminished in any way; total |
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Apparition |
A ghost or ghostlike image of a person |
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Guttural |
(Of a speech sound) produced in the throat, harsh-sounding |
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Implacable |
Unable to be placed |
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Luminous |
Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark |
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Myopic |
The act of defining or making something definite, distinct |
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Repugnant |
Extremely distasteful; unacceptable |
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Voracious |
Wanted or devouring great quantities of food |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Respite |
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant |
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Suppliant |
A person making a humble plea to someone of higher authority |
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Venerable |
Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character |
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Ethereal |
Extremely delicate in light in a way that seems to perfect for this world |
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Beseech |
Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something |
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Sanguine |
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation |
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Destitute |
Without the basic necessities of life |
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Unscathed |
Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm |
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Charlata |
A person claiming to have special knowledge or skill; a fraud |
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Recompense |
Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered |
