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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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promptness in response : cheerful readiness
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cogitate
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to ponder or meditate on usually intently
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vitiate
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to make faulty or defective
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utopia
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a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
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contumely
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harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
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infamy
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evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal
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iniquity
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gross injustice, wickedness,
a wicked act or thing |
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repentance
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the action or process of denouncing one's sins, especially for misdeeds or moral shortcomings
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scaffold
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a platform on which a criminal is executed, a platform at a height above ground or floor level
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heterogeneous
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consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents
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tremulous
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characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors, something caused by nervousness
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leech
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a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain, blood sucking water worms
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simples
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a person of humble birth, a rude or credulous person
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succor
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something that furnishes relief
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caprice
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a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
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enmity
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positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
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ignominy
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deep personal humiliation and disgrace
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catechism
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a summary of religious doctrine often in the form of questions and answers. oral instruction
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sunder
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to break apart or in two, separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
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Papist
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derogatory term for a Roman Catholic
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