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15 Cards in this Set
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Sanctity
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Noun : sacredness,holy thing
The sanctity in the church was not allowed to be photographed or touched by anyone. |
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Culprit
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Noun: wrongdoer, accused person, origin of the problem, criminal
The culprit ran away with the bag of money unaware of the cops close by. |
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Voluptuous
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Adj: sensual, indulgent, luxury, for women- sexually attractive
The voluptuous silk was costly and rare, it had once belonged to the ostentatious Queen. |
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retrograde
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moving backward, getting worse, inverse or old fashion,
The pants that Anna's mom handed down to her were becoming retrograde. |
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Propriety
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Noun: socially correct behavior, socially appropriate
The girls sat with propriety as their mother nodded towards them, glad that they weren't fighting in front of guests. |
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Flail
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Verb: thrash around, hit something
The boy flailed trying to break free of his brother's grip, hitting and breaking his mother's favorite vase. |
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Luminous
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Adj light emitting, bright, understandable, inspiring
The luminous room stood out in the hall of dark rooms drawing Amy closer. |
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Retribution
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Noun:punishment
Ashley expected terrible retribution from her mother after forgetting to wash her dishes. |
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Preclude
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Transitive Verb: to prevent something, debar someone
As much as she tried Amy could not preclude the disaster to come. |
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Venture
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Noun: risky project, money at risk, new business enterprise
The investment was quite a venture but the head said that it could make them rich. |
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Connoisseur
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Noun:expert
The poor family lost hope when the jewel connoisseur assured them that the ring they found had no economical value. |
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Pall
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Noun: dark covering, gloomy atmosphere, funeral casket
The room filled with pall frightening Lilly so she turned on the light. |
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Perverse
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Adj. inexplicably irrational, stubbornly unreasonable
The perverse man was sent to jail after hitting a cop then refusing to get into the police car. |
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Impunity
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Noun:freedom from unpleasant consequences
Montresor wanted to kill with impunity but his guilt still haunted him mentally. |
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Sanction
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Noun: authorization,support, law, penalty imposed for breaking the law
He received the sanction of his mom to go on a school trip. |
