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35 Cards in this Set
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inciting
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to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
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dilate
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To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
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appendage
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an adjunct to something larger or more important; accessory
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picturesque
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evoking mental images : VIVID
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aerie
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The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place.
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machinery
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A literary device for bringing about an effect, such as a happy ending.
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platitude
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the quality or state of being dull or insipid
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uncongenial
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not fitted : UNSUITABLE
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appertain
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pertain
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forebodings
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an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil
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ardor
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extreme vigor or energy
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inuring
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making able to withstand physical hardship
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capacious
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Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy.
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endowments
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a special and usually inborn ability
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suppliant
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one who asks humbly and earnestly of
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consolation
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the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering
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toils
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long strenuous fatiguing labor
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intonations
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the act of intoning and especially of chanting
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disconsolate
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cheerless
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penury
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a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money);
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vagrants
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wanderer, bum
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contemplate
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To look at attentively and thoughtfully
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indulgence
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an act of kind assistance
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caprice
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a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action; WHIM
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vehement
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intensely emotional
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semblance
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a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
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predilection
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preference
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avidity
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keen eagerness
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sacrilege
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an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
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debarred
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to prevent the participation or inclusion of; excluded
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repent
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to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
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uncouth
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strange or clumsy in shape or appearance : OUTLANDISH
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ensuing
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to take place afterward or as a result; following
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pulpit
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an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
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mien
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appearance
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