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40 Cards in this Set
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accredit
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to authorize, to certify
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Apotheosis
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making a god of something
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Atheist
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Someone who believes there is no god
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Credulous
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gullible
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THeology
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The study of religion
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Consecrate
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To make or declare something sacred
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Sacrament
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something considered to have sacred significane
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Hierarchy
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a group organized by rank
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impious
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sacrilegious
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pittance
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A meager portion of something
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Dogma
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A system of doctrines set forth by an authority to be absolute truthq
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Dogmatic
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pertaining to dogma
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Heterodox
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not in agreement with accepted beliefs
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agnostic
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A person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a God
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Physiognomy
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the art of judging a human character by facial features
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Prognosis
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any forecast or prediction
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Criterion
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A standard on which a judgement can be made
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hypocrisy
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Pretending to believe in something that one does not
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amnesty
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A general pardon for offenders
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Mnemonic
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relation to or assisting the memory
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Frenetic
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Frantic frenzied
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Schizophrenia
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A severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act with reason
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Arraign
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to answer charges
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RAtionale
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The reason underlying something
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Rationalize
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To provide a rational basis for something
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Sapient
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wise; insightful
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Sage
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A person, ususally elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
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cognition
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the act of perceiving or knowing
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cognizant
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having knowledge of something
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Connoisseur
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An expert, especially in the matters of art and taste
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notorious
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infamous
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compute
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to determine by mathematics
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impute
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to attribute or ascribe a quality
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repute
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to assign a reputation to
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putative
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reputed
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presage
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omen, a sign or feeling concerning some future event
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Sagacious
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having good judgement
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Conscientious
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guided by ones sense of right and wrong
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Plebiscite
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A direct vote of all the people on an important matter
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Prescience
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Foresight, knowledge of events before they occure
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