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16 Cards in this Set
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Blight
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Something that spoils or damages thing severely, noun.
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Expiation
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Making amends, showing remorse, or suffering punishment for a wrongdoing, noun.
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Dispatch
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To send off something. verb.
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Calumnies
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The making of false statements about somebody with malicious intent, noun.
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Suborn
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To persuade somebody to commit a crime or other wrongdoing,
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Quack
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Somebody who practices medicine without training or a valid license.noun.
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Augur
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Religious official in ancient Rome who interpreted natural phenomena,
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Foreboding
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A feeling that something bad is going to happen, Verb.
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Despotic
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Relating to, typical of, or behaving like a tyrant, adj.
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Besotted
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made confused through affection for somebody.
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Fawn
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To seek attention or favor by flattery, Verb.
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Taint
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To pollute or contaminate something with something undesirable or dangerous, verb.
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Glut
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A larger supply of something that is needed, especially of a crop or product, Noun.
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Surfeit
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An excessive number of something to the point of becoming sickened, repelled, or bored by it.
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Haughtiness
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Behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way, adjective.
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Imprecation
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An oath or curse, noun.
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