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20 Cards in this Set
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asceticism
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extreme self-denial and austerity
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dint
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force or effort; power
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envoy
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a messenger, agent
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defray
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to undertake the payment of; pay
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crass
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crude and unrefined
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beguile
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distract the attention of, amuse or charm
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allocation
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designate, allot
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enjoins
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prohibit, forbid
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oscillate
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swing back and forth w/ steady rythm
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interloper
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a meddler, intruder
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incarcerate
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confine; put in jail
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vacuous
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empty, stupid
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akimbo
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position w/ hands on hips and elbows bowed outward
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jubilant
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joyful
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presumptuos
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excessively forward
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pecuniary
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relating to money
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licentious
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morally "loose"
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muse
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meditation
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subversive
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sneaky, corrupt
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lassitude
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weariness
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