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33 Cards in this Set
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fratricide
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act of killing one's brother
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genocide
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deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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homicide
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killing of one human by another
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infanticide
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act of killings an infant
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patricide
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act of killing a king
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regicide
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act of killing a king
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stringent
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strict(literally "binding tight"); rigid; severe
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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herbivore
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plant-eating animal
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omnivore
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person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants
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voracious
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1 greedy in eating
2 insatiable, ------appetite |
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
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vivify
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enliven; make vivid
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extort
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wrest from a person by force (literally, "twist out")
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retort
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quick, witty, or cutting reply
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evince
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show clearly; disclose; reveal
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invincible
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incapable of being conquered
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vanquish
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overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
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infraction
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act of breaking; breach; violation:----of a law
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refract
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bend from a straigh path
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omnipotent
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unlimited in power; almighty
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omnipresent
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present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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genuflect
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bend the kneww; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
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change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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retinue
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group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast; persistence
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tenet
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principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
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admonish
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worn of a fault; reprove; rebuke
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premonition
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forewarning;intuitive anticipation of a coming event
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mandatory
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obligatory; required by command
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credible
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believable
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credulous
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too ready to believe; easily decieved
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