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23 Cards in this Set
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Assail
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to attack with criticism or abuse; assault; ridicule
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boon
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something to be thankful for;jolly
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contrition
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sincere remorse
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discern
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to perceive by sight or some other sense or by intellect; see
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prodigal/dissolute
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profligate; ggiven to immoral or improper conduct
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bequest
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legacy
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edification
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moral improvement; moral instruction
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exhort
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urge
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fallible
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capable of error
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earmark
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set aside for a specific purpose
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filial
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having the realtionship of a child to a parent
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ignominious
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disgraceful; humiliating
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infernal
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hellish
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imperiled
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endanger
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indiscretion
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that which lacks prudence or sound judgment
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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manifold
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many kinds; numerous and varied
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dissolute
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utterly and shamelessly immoral; prodigal
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spurn
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reject with disdain or scorn
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reconcile
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make good again; harmonize or settle
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repudiate
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cast off; disown; reject with disapproval, dcondemnation or denial
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wayfarer
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one who travels on foot
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profligate/prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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