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111 Cards in this Set
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ascetic
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living a simple life without any physical comforts or pleasures
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at odds with
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disagreeing with someone
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atonement
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doing something to show you are sorry for doing something wrong
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benevolence
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kindness and generosity
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blast
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a sudden strong movement of explosion
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bloc
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a large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together
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brouhaha
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unnecessary excitement, criticism, or activity
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bug
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to secretly listen to and record other people’s conversations
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burden
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something that is difficult or worrying
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catch on
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to begin to understand something
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cease
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to stop doing something
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cheap shot
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an unkind and unfair criticism
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chew over
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to think about carefully
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clergy
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the official leaders of organized religion
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compensation
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money that someone is given because he has suffered injury, loss or damage
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concede
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to admit that something is true although you do not want to
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contemplation
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thinking seriously for a long time about something you intend to do or something that you want to understand
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demean
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to behave in a way that shows disrespect for someone or something
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designated
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chosen for a specific job or purpose
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deter
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to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult
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dignity
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calm, serious behavior, even in difficult situations, that makes people respect you
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divine
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having the qualities of God or coming from God
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draw (someone) out
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to make someone feel less nervous and more willing to talk
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drive
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to strongly influence someone to do something
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eavesdrop
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to listen secretly to other people’s conversations
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employee
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someone who is paid to work
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employer
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a person, company, or organization that employs people
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enact
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to make something a law
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envisage
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to imagine something as a future possibility
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evangelical
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believing that one should persuade as many people as possible to become Christians
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exile
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to force someone to leave his country and live in another country, usually for political reasons
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fasting
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eating little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious reasons
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fine line
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when two things are so similar that one can easily become the other
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flop
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to be unsuccessful
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foolproof
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certain to be successful
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foster
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to help develop an idea, skill, feeling, etc.
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furor
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a sudden expression of anger or excitement among a large group of people
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gain insight
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to begin to understand something
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go that extra mile
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to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort
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grace
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to make a place or object look more beautiful, attractive or important by being a part of it
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gratitude
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thankfulness
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have a leg to stand on
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to be able to prove or support what you say
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hectic
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very busy and hurried
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humility
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the quality of not being too proud about yourself
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in a rut
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living or working in a situation that does not change
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in dire straits
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to be in an extremely dangerous or serious situation
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inner turmoil
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conflict inside oneself
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insipid
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not interesting, exciting or attractive
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keep an eye on
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to watch someone or something to make sure nothing bad happens
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keep tabs on
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to carefully watch what someone or something is doing
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leave at the door
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forget about
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legitimate
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fair or reasonable
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lobby
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to try to persuade the government to change a law
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log
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an official record
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mindful
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behaving in a way that shows you remember a rule or a fact
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mobilize
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to gather together in order to work to achieve something difficult
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morale
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how good, bad or confident one feels about his situation
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notion of
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an idea, belief or opinion about something, especially one that you think is wrong
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off the top of one’s head
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without thinking carefully
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on strike
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deliberately not working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions, etc.
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ordinance
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a law of a city or town
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out of touch with
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to not have the latest information about a subject, situation or the way people feel
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practitioner
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someone who is trained to do a particular kind of work that involves a lot of skill
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propagate
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to share ideas, information or beliefs with many people
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prophet
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someone who says what will happen in the future and teaches people more about a religion
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prosper
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to grow and develop in a successful way
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quest
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a long search for something
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racial slur
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an offensive remark
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refrain from
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to stop yourself from doing something
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reincarnation
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the belief that people return to life in another body after they have died
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relevant
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directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed
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replenish
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to fill something again
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retain
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to keep or continue to have something
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ritual
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a ceremony or set of actions that is always done in the same way
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royalties
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payments made to a writer of a book or piece of music
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safeguards
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laws, agreements, etc. that are intended to protect someone or something from possible dangers or problems
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scope
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the range of things that a subject, activity, book ,etc. deals with
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scrape the bottom of the barrel
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to have to use something even though it is not very good, because there is nothing better available
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scrape together
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to get enough money for a particular purpose, when this is difficult
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scratch the surface
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to investigate or treat something superficially
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see eye to eye
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to agree
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serenity
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calm and peace
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shortsighted
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not considering the future effects of something
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shrine
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a place that is related to a holy place or a holy person, and that people visit for religious reasons
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sinister
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seeming to be bad or evil
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slippery slope
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the beginning of something that will be hard to stop and that will develop into something very bad
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snoop
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to try to find out about someone’s life or activities by secretly looking at his things
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speculate
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to guess why something happened or what will happen next without knowing all the facts
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steer clear of
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to try to avoid someone or something
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step up
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to increase the activity or speed of a process
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strike down
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to say that a law or formal decision is no longer legal or officially accepted
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strike out on one’s own
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to start doing something or living independently
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stumbling block
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a problem that prevents you from achieving something
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subject to
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to be likely to be affected by something
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subsidy
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money that is paid by a government or organization in order to reduce the cost of something
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surpass
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to be better or greater than someone or something else
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surveillance
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the act of watching a particular person or place carefully
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take away from
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to learn from
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take on
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to compete or fight against someone
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take on
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to start doing some work or to start being responsible for something
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take over
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to take control
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temporal
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related to practical instead of religious affairs
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theologian
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someone who studies or writes about the study of religion
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think twice about
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to consider a decision very carefully
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trace back
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to find the origin of something
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vibrant
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exciting, full of energy and interesting
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walks of life
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positions in society
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well-being
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feeling of being comfortable, healthy and happy
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will
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the determination to do what you have decided to do
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willy nilly
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without planning, organization or control
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worship
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to show respect and love for someone or something, especially by praying
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