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30 Cards in this Set
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Temperate
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marked by moderation
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Impediment
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a bar or hindrance
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Sullen
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gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
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Perceive
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to attain awareness or understanding of
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Consign
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to give over to another's care
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Scepter
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staff used by royalty on ceremonial occasions
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Censure
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to criticize or disapprove of severely
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Nocturnal
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occurring at night
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Languish
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to long or pine for something
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Fickle
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inconsistent; moody; uncertain
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reparation
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something done to make amends; compensation
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reprisal
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a paying back in kind
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profane
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not connected with religious matter; irreverent
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doctrine
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teachings of religious principles; belief
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incarnation
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appearance in human form
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buttress
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projecting structure built against a wall for support
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plenteous
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abundant
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villainous
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wicked; evil
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jovial
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playfully good humored; happy; jolly
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homage
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anything done to show honor or respect
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bounteous
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plentiful; abundant
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impostor
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a fake; person who pretends to be something else
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ratify
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to approve
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oracle
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something or someone believed to be a source of wisdom
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incense (v)
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to make very angry
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pernicious
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destructive; deadly
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voluptuous
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sensuous
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judicious
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showing good judgment
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deft
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skillful; quick
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portfolio
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arrangement of pictures; portable case for papers
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