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37 Cards in this Set
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lechery
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womanizing, adultery
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equivocation
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to waver back and forth; use of language to deceive
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sacrilegious
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desecration; against religion
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lees
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dregs; sediment of wine
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posterity
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future generations
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verities
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truths
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oracles
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someone who tells the future
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patricide
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killing of the father
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rebuke
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rebuttal, counter argument
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barren
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sterile
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lineage
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descent
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rancor
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negative sounds
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wayward
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astray
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adder
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type of snake
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pernicious
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angry, evil
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wren
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young chicken
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diminutive
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small
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laudable
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praisable
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folly
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foolishness
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the yoke
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part of a cart that holds oxen together
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stanchless
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unstoppable
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avarice
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greed
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concord
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agreement
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interdiction
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interrupt; come in between
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abjure
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reject solemnly
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niggard
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stingy; cheapskate
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perturb
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to disturb; make uncomfortable
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weal
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well being of society
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epicures
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expert in food and wine
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oblivious
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clueless
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perilous
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dangerous
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eminence
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someone with high status
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vizard
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masks
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cloistered
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sheltered, shut in
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peal
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loud sound
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nonpareil
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unequal
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blanched
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made pale
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