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20 Cards in this Set
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Alchemist
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on who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
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allegory
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the device of using character symbolically to represent an abstract idea
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augury
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an omen or prophecy
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Baseness
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the quality of lacking higher values
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bestow
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to grant or give
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conceit
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an elaborate, fanciful metaphor
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confound
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to cause one to become confused
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contaminant
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something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes
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covert
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secret, concealed
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crave
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to desire intensely
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enfranchise
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to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship
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exalt
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to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank
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gravity
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seriousness, importance
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grievous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
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hideous
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very ugly, offensive, shocking
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homage
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a reverential regard; respect shown by external action
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instigation
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urging, provocative; initiation
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Kindle
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to start a fire, to stir up
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knotty
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so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots
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malefactor
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a criminal
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