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22 Cards in this Set
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alienation |
making indifferent or hostile |
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firmament |
the curve of the sky |
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grievance |
a complaint |
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nihilism |
the belief that nothing is true |
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annul |
to declare invalid |
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verbatim |
word for word |
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imprecate |
to utter a curse or invoke evil |
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colloquial |
common method of speaking |
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levity |
lightness of mood |
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adjudicate |
a formal evaluation |
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circumscribe |
to write around something or circumvent |
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ambidextrous |
using both hands |
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eloquent |
skilled at speaking |
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ineffable |
not able to be expressed |
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sacrosanct |
extremely holy or sacred |
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pedestrian |
common; someone on foot |
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gregarious |
sociable |
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desecrate |
to destroy or mark something that was holy |
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sedition |
rebellion |
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superfluous |
not quite necessary |
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undulations |
wave-like movements (as a snake might make) |
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decimate |
to destroy or seriously reduce in number |
