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34 Cards in this Set
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Genesis
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the origin or coming into being something
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Exodus
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capitalized: the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
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Obscure
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Nor clearly seen or easily distinguished
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Extradite
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give up an alleged fugitive to another state, country or authourity
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Gaunt
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Being thin bony as from hunger or suffering
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Benign
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of a gentle disposition; gracious
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Loathe
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to feel extreme disgust for or at
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Agnostic
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A person who believes that whether God exists is not known and probably cannot be known
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Ordinances
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laws; prescribed usage, practice, ceremony
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Heretic
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a dissenter from established religious dogma; especially: a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who disavows a revealed truth
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Cynical
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not trusting human nature
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Paunchy
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having a pot belly
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Suffrage
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the right to voting
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Vested
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to place or give into possession or control of some person or authority
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Blasphemies
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great disrespect shown to God or to sacred persons or things
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Heathen
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a person who does not know about and worship the God of the bible
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Dogma
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a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
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Petulantly
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insolent or rude in speech or behavior
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Venireman
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One called to jury
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Superfluous
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Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary: extra
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Affable
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Being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
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Nettled
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to strike or string with or as if with nettles
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Piously
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Marked by or showing reverence to God and devotion to divine worship
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Levity
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Lightness of mind character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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Wanly
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Suggestive of poor health, sickly, feeble
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Pariah
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One that is despised or rejected
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Animosity
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ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility: an antagonistic attitude
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Biased
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having or showing prejudice
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Enlightenment
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educated that results in understanding and spread of knowledge
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Fervent
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Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous
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Mutuality
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Having the same relationship each to the other
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Overzealous
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Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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Orator
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One distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
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Pertinent
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Pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant
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