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38 Cards in this Set
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base
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The lowest or bottom part
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portentous
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full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe
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invulnerable
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immune to attack; impregnable; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
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malicious
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spiteful
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filial
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the relationship of child or offspring to parent
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prodigal
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rashly or wastefully extravagant
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vow
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an earnest promise
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pernicious
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deadly; destructive
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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afflict
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to inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on
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discretion
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ability or power to decide responsibly
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entreat
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to make an earnest request of
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beseech
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to address an earnest or urgent request to; implore
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contrive
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to plan with cleverness or ingenuity
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection to a kind
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appurtenance
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something added to another, more important thing; and appendage
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epitaph
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an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there
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commingled
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blended
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knavish
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unprincipled
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contagion
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harmful or corrupting influence
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sinews
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tendons; muscles
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visage
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the face or facial expression
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piteous
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demanding or arousing pity
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scourge
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a means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment
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divulging
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becoming known
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discord
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tension or strife
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replication
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a reply to an answer;a rejoinder
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convocation
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assembly
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imminent
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about to occur; impending
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superfluous
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
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abatements
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reductions in amount, degree, or intensity
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churlish
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difficult to work with
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conjuration
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influence or effect by a supernatural power
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perdition
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loss of the soul; eternal damnation
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extolment
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high praise
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aloof
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distant physically or emotionally
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felicity
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great happiness; bliss
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carnal
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of or relating to the body or flesh; bodily
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