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15 Cards in this Set
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conflagration
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a great big fire
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primogeniture
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the practice of a family giving everything to the first son
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simony
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the buying or selling of chuch office
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capricious
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whimsical; given to changes of interest or attitude
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incipient
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becoming apparent
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plenary
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absolute
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contentious
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controversial
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lurid
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macabre, grotesque
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lexicon
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a list of words
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mellifluous
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pleasing to the ear
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eschew
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to avoid; to shun
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beatific
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marked by an appearance of complete bliss or utter benignity
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equivocation
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ambiguity; uncertainty
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evocative
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of interest
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vagaries
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a journey or departure from normal
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