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12 Cards in this Set
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Chaste
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refraining from sexual intercourse
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Decent
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respectable; worthy
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Descent
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a downward inclination or slope
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Dissent
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to disagree with the methods of a political party or government
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Equivocation
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the usage of words with multiple meanings in order to mislead someone
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Gentry
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and upper or ruling class; aristocracy
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Indigence
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a seriously impoverished condition
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Puritan
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an English Protestant; a person who is strict in moral or religious matters
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Quintessential
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the pure essence of a substance
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Secular
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of or pertaining to worldly things that are not religious or spiritual
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Spurious
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of illegitimate birth; bastard
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Zealous
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intensely active, devoted, or diligent
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