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15 Cards in this Set
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marionette
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a jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to it's limbs
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juggernaut
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a massive, inexorable force, xmen guy who is invincible!
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proclivity
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an inclination or predisposition toward something
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phoenix
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mythical bird who was usually on fire; emblem of immortality
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odious
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deserving repugnance or hatred
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cacophony
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harsh or discordant sounds
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centrifugal
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proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
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sieve
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strainer used for separating coarse from fine parts of a loose matter
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suffuse
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to spread over
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pyre
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a combustible heap (like a stack of wood) used to help burn a dead body like at a funeral
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insidious
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treacherous
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heresy
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crime against established religion where you are punished by death
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stolid
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having or expressing little or no sensibility
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contempt
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hatred; despising
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ecclesiastes
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greek for member of an assembly; a book of the bible
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