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45 Cards in this Set
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bilk
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to cheat or swindle,to thwart
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homily
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a sermon
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demise
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death;a ceasing to exist
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emit
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to send out;to give forth, as in sound or light
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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aghast
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feeling great dismay or horror
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granary
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storehouse for grain
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choleric
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easily angered
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impede
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to hinder, obstruct
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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lampoon
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a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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narcissistic
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conceited; having excessive self pride or admiration
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eradicate
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to wipe out, destroy
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fabricate
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to concoct to make up a story in order to decieve
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ghastly
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horrible, frightful
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falliable
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capable of error
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blatant
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obvious;too conspicuous
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dawdle
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to waste time
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affiliate
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an associate, partner
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fawn
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to act slavishly submissive
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calumny
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a false and malicious accusation
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berate
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to scold or rebuke severely and at length
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minion
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fawning, servile follower
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desolate
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lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
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bane
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the cause of ruin harm, ditress, or death
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pacify
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to calm down
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garble
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to mix up or distort
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prevaricate
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to lie
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flich
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to steal
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neophyte
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a beginner
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flagrant
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glaringly bad; outrageous
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patrician
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arisocrat
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emissary
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one sent on a special mission to represent others
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kindred
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having similar origin, nature, or character
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fracas
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a loud quarrel or fight
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lacerate
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to tear flesh jaggedly
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futile
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useless; pointless
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immaculate
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spotless, perfect
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gait
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manner of walking
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carp
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to complain or to find fault ina petty or nagging way
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query
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to ask or inquire
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queue
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a line of people or vehicles
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nefarious
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very wicked..notorious
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genesis
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beggining; origin
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facade
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a deceptive outward appearance
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