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50 Cards in this Set
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wanes
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to decrease in strength
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vexation
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when you are annoyed or irritated by something
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abjure
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to deny, retract, or give up
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avouch
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to affirm, to admit, to confess
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idolatry
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to worship
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inconstant
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changing
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edict
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a decree issued by and authority/ a law/ order
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vile
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gross/ repulsive
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waggish
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good humor/ playful
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entreat
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to plead/ beg
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knavish
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tricky dishonest
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beguile
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flatterly/ attract
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progency
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offspring or a descendant
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dissension
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argument
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dote
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strong fondness
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disdainful
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expressing scorn
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sentinel
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a servant, slave, or guard
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languish
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to become weak
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dissembling
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to disguise
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tedious
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boring repetitive
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odious
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horrible/ hateful
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enamored
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foolish
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purge
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to cleanse or purify
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lamenting
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showing sorrow
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consecrated
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to make or declare to be holy or blessed
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sojourned
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short brief stay
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disparage
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to criticize
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confederacy
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an alliance between persons
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loathed
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to hate someone or something intensely
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defiled
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to make foul, dirty, or unclean
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hoard
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to supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for
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coronet
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a small crown
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amity
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friendship/harmony
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conjunction
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joining, meeting
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discord
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disagreement
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enmity
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hostility/ opposite of amity
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discourse
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to communicate thoughts/ converse/ a lecture
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paramour
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an illicit lover/ person you are cheating with
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apparel
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clothing
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pare
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to cut the outer coating of- or take the skin off something
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habitation
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a place of residence
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transfigured
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to change in outward appearance/ transform
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premeditated
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to plan beforehand
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throttle
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to strangle/ to silence
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audacious
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extremely bad or daring
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tarrying
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to remain or stay
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amend
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to make changes/ alter
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quell
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to end
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mote
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a small particle or speck
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reprehend
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to blame or criticize
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