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21 Cards in this Set
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zealot
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person comitted to a cause, enthusiast
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tonsure
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the shaved head of a priest
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copious
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abundant, plentiful, extravagant
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prating
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babbling, meaningless speech
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slattern
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woman who is careless in dress and in habbits.
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paucity
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lack of, insufficiency.
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benefaction
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good deeds
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discerning
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having good judgement, astute
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malodorous
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bad smelling
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hallowed
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holy, sacred
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febrile
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feverish
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deride
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to mock, to scorn, to ridicule
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temerity
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audacity, rashness, bold courage, nerve
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sanction
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official permission or approval for an action
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sortie
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come out from a defensive position to make an attack.
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travesty
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corruption, perversion, distortion
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effigy
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a sculpture or model of a person
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truculent
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ager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
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slothful
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lazy
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debauched
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indulging in or characterized by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; dissolute
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flout
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mock the authority, show scorn or contempt of authority
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