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30 Cards in this Set
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facade
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the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one
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gaudily
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Showily and tastelessly; flashily
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adept
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Very skilled; proficient; expert
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renounce
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to give up or put aside
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grotesque
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in an odd or unnatural way
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haggard
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to look exhausted and worn out from pain and suffering
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tyranny
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the cruel and unjust use of power
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raucous
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rough-sounding
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frontier
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an area at the edge of or just beyond a settled area
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intangible
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not definite or clear to the mind; vague; elusive
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oppression
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harsh and unjust treatment
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resolute
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firmly set in purpose or opinion; determined
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anguish
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acute suffering or pain
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penance
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voluntary self-punishment
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quarantine
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to isolate people in order to stop the spread of an infectious disease
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insoluble
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incapable of being solved
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narrator
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one who speaks a commentary in detail, as in telling a story
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affirmation
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the assertion that something exists or is true
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dagger
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a short, sword-like weapon with a pointed blade and handle
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incredulous
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disbelieving
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prestige
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reputation or influence arising from success
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futile
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incapable of producing any result; useless; not successful
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impeding
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causing delay, interruption, or difficulty
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chastise
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discipline, especially using physical punishment; criticize severely
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virtuosity
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excellence in a skill or performance
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derision
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to scorn
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artifacts
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the objects studied by archaeologists
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morbid
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suggesting an unhealthy mental attitude; unwholesomely gloomy
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aromatic
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having a pleasant smell; fragrant or sweet-scented
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primly
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properly; in a formally precise way
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