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18 Cards in this Set
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debris
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the remains of anything broken down or destroyed, ruins
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declivity
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downward slope
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denizen
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inhabitant
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depravity
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moral corruption
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dride
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to laugh at in contempt
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apogee
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final, most distant point
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aphorism
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terse saying with a general truth
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apotheosis
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perfect example
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apostate
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person who forsakes his religion
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philander
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make love with a woman who you won't marry
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apocrypha
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writings of doubtful authenticity
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importune
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to beg
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precept
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a commandment
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expunge
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to strike or blot out
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acerbity
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sourness, roughness
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of trust
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cacophony
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harsh discordance of sounds
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tangible
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real or actual
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