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28 Cards in this Set
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Venerable
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Commanding respect
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Conflagration
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A big, destructive fire
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ramification
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A branchlike divison
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Unwonted
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Unfamiliar
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Etiquette
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The rules for manners and ceremonies.
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Abeyance
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A temporary suspension
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indecorous
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Improper
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Sagacious
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Shrewd
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Malediction
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A curse
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iniquity
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A sin
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Ostentatious
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Intended to attract notice
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Obstinacy
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Stubbornness
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Inscrutable
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Mysterious
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Oppressed
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To weigh heavily on the mind
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Beleaguered
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Encircled by an army
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Ominous
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Threatening; sinister
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Discordant
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Not in harmony; clashing
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Smite
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To kill be a powerful blow
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Calamity
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A disaster
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Hallow
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To honor as sacred
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Transient
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Not permanent; passing away with time
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Impertinent
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Not showing proper respect
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Sublime
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Noble; majestic
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Abash
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To make ashamed
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Finite
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Having measurable or definable limits
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Tremulous
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Characterized by trembling; quivering
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Delusion
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A false belief
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Perfidies
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A betrayal of trust
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