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26 Cards in this Set
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically devout
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convocation
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summons
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octave
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a series of 8 notes
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accord
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agreement
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transgression
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sin
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sanctuary
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sacred place, protection
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secede
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withdraw
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allude
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to hint at
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stringent
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rigid, constricted
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triumvirate
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group of three
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suffuse(d)
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spread over or through
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alleviate
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make less severe, relieve
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malediction
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curse
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vociferous
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loud outcry
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duplicate
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to make a copy of something
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soliloquy
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speaking while alone
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sacrosanct
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very holy
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centennial
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hundred year span
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maliferous
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unhealthy, perilous
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universal
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involving a large group or the world
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unanimous
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in agreement
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anniversary
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yearly reccurence of something
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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decimate
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DECIM means tenth and decimate means to destroy a large part of. In Roman times, if men went against their leader, they would kill one of ten men. It means destroying large things.
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senate
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It is the upper and smaller house of a two level national legislature. It originated in Rome and originally meant "council of elders." SEN means old.
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cereal
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It comes from the name of the Roman goddess of harvest, Ceres. CER means grain and most cereal is made out of grain.
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