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12 Cards in this Set
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Auto-da-Fe
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public execution followed by burning
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Diffidence
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timid; shy
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Disputatious
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argumentative
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Dogmatic
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asserting opinions in an arrogant matter
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Enmity
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a feeling of hatred
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Errata
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a list of errors and their corrections inserted
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Gauntlet
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a medieval glove
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Novitiate
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the state or period of being a beginner
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Perspicuity
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clearness or lucidity, as of a statement
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Polemic
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a controversial argument
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Rectitude
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correctness
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Tempest
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a violent windstorm
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