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45 Cards in this Set
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idolatry
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excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object
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adulterate
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to make impure; to contaminate
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emanate
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to come forth' to send forth
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garish
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tastelessly gaudy
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immutable
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unchangeable; fixed
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diadem
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a crown
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bucolic
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pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
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redolent
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having a pleasant odor;suggestive or evocative
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impecunious
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without money; penniless
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sedition
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rebellion or resistance against the government
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defile
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to pollute; to corrupt
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gratuitous
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unnecessary or uncalled for
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onus
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a burden; a responsibility
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impious
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disrespectful toward God
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caveat
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a warning
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elixir
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a supposed remedy for all ailments
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desiccated
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dried up
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cessation
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a stopping; a discontinuance
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juxtapose
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to place side-by-side for comparison
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kinetic
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pertaining to motion
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garrulous
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talkative
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fetish
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an object that receives respect or devotion
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scintillate
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to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually
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lachrymose
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tearful, weepy
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fissure
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an opening; a groove; a split
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epitome
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a typical example
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languid
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sluggish; drooping from weakness
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delineate
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to describe, to depict
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand; deception
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libertine
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one who leads an immoral life
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halcyon
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calm; pleasant
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fastidious
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hard to please; fussy
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badinage
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plaful, teasing talk
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malapropism
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a word humorously misused
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garner
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to gather, to acquire
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kismet
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destiny; fate; fortune
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hegira
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flight; escape
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paradigm
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a model; an example
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debauchery
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corruption; self-indulgence
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milieu
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environment; setting
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regress
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to move backward
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bilious
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bad tempered; cross
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necromancy
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magic; especially that practiced by a witch
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gumption
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courage and initiative; common sense
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blandishment
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flattery
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