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88 Cards in this Set
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pilfer
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steal
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palisades
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large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence for defense
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conceits
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strange or fanciful ideas
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mollified
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soothed, calmed
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peril
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danger
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recompense
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reward, repayment
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loath
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reluctant, unwilling
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sundry
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various, different
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manifold
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in many ways
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perservere
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persist, be steadfast in purpose
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ardous
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difficult
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avarice
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greed
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foppery
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foolishness
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felicity
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happiness, bliss
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unalienable
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not to be taken away
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usurpations
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unlawful seizures of rights and priveleges
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perfidy
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betrayl of trust
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redress
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compensation for a wrong doing
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magnanmity
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ability to rise above the pettiness or meaness
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consaguinty
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kinship
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acquiesce
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agree without protest
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usurers
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moneylenders who charge very high interest
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extort
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to obtain by a threat of violence
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obstentation
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boastful display
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parsimony
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stinginess
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importunate
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insistent
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munificent
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generous
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equivocal
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having more than one possible interpretation
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appellation
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name or title
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anamaious
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abnormal
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sentience
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capacity of feeling
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bivovac
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temporary encampment
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sublime
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noble, inspiring
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efface
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erase, wipe out
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sepulcher
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tomb
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pensive
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expressing deep thoughtfulness
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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gloaming
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evening dusk, twilight
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ominous
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threatening
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querulous
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complaining
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patriarch
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the father and ruler of family or tribe
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obeisance
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gesture of respect
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craven
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very cowardly
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corinate
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exsisting naturally, innate
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blithe
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carefree
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chaos
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disorder of matter and space, supposed to have exsisted before the ordered universe
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aversion
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object arousing an intense or definite dislike
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suffrage
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vote or voting
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divines
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clergy
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radiant
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shining brightly
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tumultuous
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rough, stormy
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bastions
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fortifications
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dilapidated
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in despair
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superfluous
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excessive
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evitable
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aviodable
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expedient
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resource
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posterity
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all succeeding generations
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alacrity
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speed
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edifice
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opposing buidling
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throng
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crowd of people
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indubitably
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undoubtedly
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venerable
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deserving of respect
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meager
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small amount
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autumnal
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mature, as in autumn
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diabolical
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connected with the devil; cruel
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tenaciously
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persistentaly
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visage
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facial expression
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unadulterated
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pure, unscathed
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scurrilous
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abusive
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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prattle
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talk in a childish way
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sexton
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church official
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mutability
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subject to change
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thwarted
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stopped
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inextricable
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impossible to get free from
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emaciated
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extremely thing
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listlessness
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laziness
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bedizen
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to decorate with jewels
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eccentricities
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oddities
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zenith
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high point
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petulant
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ill-tempered
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somniferous
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to make sleepy
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ignominy
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loss of dignity or self respect
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caprice
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sudden change of mind or impulse
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vivacious
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lively
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malignant
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evil
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tumult
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noisy commotion
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