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63 Cards in this Set
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Clod: n
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insensitive person
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Sepulcher: n
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tomb.
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Solitude: n
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state of being alone; a lonely place
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Fetter: n
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chain
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Fetter: v
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shackle
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Prosaic: adj
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prose from poetry; factual or ordinary
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Tintinnabulation: n
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ringing of bells, jingling sound.
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Turbulence: n
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violent agitation
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Paean: n
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song of praise
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Mien: n
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appearance or countenance
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Obeisance: n
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homage or show of respect
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Dirge: n
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a funeral hymn
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Respite: n
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a short period of rest or relief
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Quaff: v
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gulp, take a large drink
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Stoic: adj
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showing indifference to pain or pleasure
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Communion: n
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sharing of something with others; friendship or rapport
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Musings: n
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deep in thought; meditation.
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Insensible: adj.
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lacking in sensory perception, being indifferent, imperceptible.
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Venerable: adj.
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sacred by association.
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Hoary: adj.
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grey or white with age
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Patriarchs: n.
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man who is a father figure or is venerable
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Pall: v.
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to lose interest, satiate
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Pall: n.
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cloth draped over a coffin, something that produces a gloomy atmosphere.
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Shroud: n.
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covers or screens, cloth over a dead body
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Shroud: v.
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veil or screen from view
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Seer: n
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one who foresees or predicts the future.
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Pensive: adj.
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musing, dreamily thoughtful.
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Articulate: v.
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to communicate clearly
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Articulate: adj.
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well-spoken
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Balked: v.
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stubbornly refused.
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Stagnant: adj
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inactive, sluggish.
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Cleave: v.
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to split apart.
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Prostrate: adj.
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lying face down.
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Termagant:
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an overbearing or nagging woman; shrew.
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Usurer: n.
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a person who lends money and charges interest, esp. at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.
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Forlorn: adj.
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
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Obliterate: v.
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to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
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Prevalent: adj.
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widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
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Piteous
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evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: (Or, in the archaic, compassionate.)
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Askance: adv.
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1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval
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Celibacy: n.
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Abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
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Precarious: adj.
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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Bittern: n.
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any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes; bitter solution remaining in salt making after the salt has crystallized out of seawater or brine, used as a source of bromides, iodides, and certain other salts.
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Impregnable: adj.
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strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable
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Incantation: n.
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the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
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Boding: n.
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a foreboding; omen.
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Cloven: adj.
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from cleave: to split apart
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Swarthy: adj.
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having a dark complexion or color.
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Propitiated: v.
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to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
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Resolute: adj.
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firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
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Surly: adj.
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Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.
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Carrion: n.
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dead and putrefying flesh
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Parsimony: n.
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Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess; Adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Ockham's razor.
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Coffer: n.
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a box or chest, esp. one for valuables
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Appellation: n.
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a name, title, or designation
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Oppressive: adj.
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burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical
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Commendable: adj.
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worthy of high praise
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Vernacular: adj.
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expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works
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Approbation: n.
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approval; commendation
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Mandate: n.
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An authoritative command or instruction
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Traverse: v.
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to pass or move over, along, or through
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Declivity: n.
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a downward slope, as of ground
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Imperceptible: adj.
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very slight, gradual, or subtle
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