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50 Cards in this Set
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indignant
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expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust
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vagrant
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vagabond, tramp
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extradite
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to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state, nation, or authority
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impassively
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without emotion, apathetic
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halyards
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a rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, or yard
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caricatured
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a picture, description, etc.; ludicrously exaggerating peculiarities or defects
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frond
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an often large, finely divided leaf
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unctuously
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characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor
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undaunted
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undismayed, not discouraged
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privy
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secret, concealed, hidden or secluded
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infidel
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a person who is not a religious believer
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evolution
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a process of peaceful progress, change, or development
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haughtily
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disdainfully proud/snobbish
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patriarch
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any of the very early Biblical personages regarded as fathers of the human race
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indeterminate
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not clear, vague
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magnetism
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strong attractive power or charm
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blasphemy
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irreverent behavior toward anything held Sacred
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dogma
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a system of principles or tenets, as of a Church
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indict
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to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial
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agnostic
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asserting the uncertainty of all claims to knowledge
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heretic
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a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of Faith
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connotations
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the act/process of connoting (to signify or suggest)
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cynical
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distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
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galluses
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a pair of suspenders for trousers
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petulant
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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation
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venire man
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fine, on failure of appearance (?)
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superfluous
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being more than is efficient or required, excessive
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affable
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showing warmth/friendliness, benign, pleasant
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jauntily
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easy/sprightly in manner or bearing
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levity
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lightness of mind, character, or behavior
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animosity
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ill will, resentment
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perfunctorily
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done merely as a duty
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perdition
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eternal damnation
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begat
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to produce as a father
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sanctity
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quality or state of being holy or sacred
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prolific
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producting abundantly, fertile
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inarticulate
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without the power of speech or effective expression
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adjourned
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ending a meeting
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distraught
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agitated with mental conflict
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hastily
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rash action
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animosity
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ill will, resentment
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perfunctorily
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done merely as a duty
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perdition
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eternal damnation
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begat
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to produce as a father
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sanctity
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quality or state of being holy or sacred
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prolific
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producting abundantly, fertile
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inarticulate
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without the power of speech or effective expression
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adjourned
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ending a meeting
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distraught
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agitated with mental conflict
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hastily
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rash action
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