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25 Cards in this Set
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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archaic
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belonging to much earlier time
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convoluted
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twisted, intricate, complicated
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furtively
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secretively
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heresy
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taking sides with rebels
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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mutability
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the ability to change or be altered
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orthodoxy
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strict adherence to what is established, customary, or traditional
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rectify
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to make correct
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scrutinize
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to inspect, examine, or observe carefully
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unalterable
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not able to change or be changed
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zealot
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a person who is motivated by enthusiasm or diligent devotion
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acute
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keenly perceptive; shrewd
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credulous
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overly eager to believe; gullible
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fanatic
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person who ahs excessive enthusiasm, especially for a religious or political cause
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hypocrites
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people who pretend to believe something they don't really believe
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iniquity
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sinfulness; wickedness
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rendezvous
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a prearranged meeting place
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capitulate
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to give up all resistance; surrender
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emaciation
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process of thinning by starvation or illness
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illicit
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illegal
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insidious
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working slowly and harmfully
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or hammered
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servile
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submissive; like a slave
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torpid
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deprived of the power of motion or feeling; numbed
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