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50 Cards in this Set
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atheist
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one who believes there is no god
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censor
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one who supervises conduct and morals
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jaundiced
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yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
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dispute
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to struggle against
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edifying
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to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge
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rupture
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a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart
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mutinied
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forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer
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furrowed
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something that resembles the track of a plow: as a : a marked narrow depression
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feigned
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to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
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appreciate
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to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
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junction
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an act of joining : the state of being joined
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voluble
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easily rolling or turning
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profound
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having intellectual depth and insight
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coagulate
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being clotted or congealed
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severing
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to put or keep apart
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gravely
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having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor <a grave and thoughtful look
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blaspheme
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to speak of or address with irreverence
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fiasco
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a complete failure
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exhausted
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to draw off or let out completely
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gaunt
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excessively thin and angular
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articulation
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the action or manner of jointing or interrelating
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felicitations
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to consider happy or fortunate
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conceited
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to take a fancy to
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irrigation
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to supply (as land) with water by artificial means
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authority
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power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior
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compatriots
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person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
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ingenious
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showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude, or discernment
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buttresses
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projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
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transparent
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or sheer enough to be seen through
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mobility
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capable of moving or being moved
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
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consecrated
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to make or declare sacred;
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anarchists
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one who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
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converging
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to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together
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epithet
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a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
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summarily
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done without delay or formality
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eddy
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a current of water or air running contrary to the main current;
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contemptuous
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the act of despising
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conspicuous
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obvious to the eye or mind
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brittleness
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easily broken, cracked, or snapped
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abyss
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the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies
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cynicism
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based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest
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deprecating
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express disapproval of
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haughty
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blatantly and disdainfully proud
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champion
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a winner of first prize or first place in competition;
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tentatively
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not fully worked out or developed
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ungainly
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lacking in smoothness or dexterity
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protracted
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to extend forward or outward
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slackened
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characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy
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gratuitously
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not called for by the circumstances
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