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30 Cards in this Set
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adamantine
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adj
firm; unyielding |
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affliction
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noun
pain; suffering |
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apprehend
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verb
to seize; to perceive; to anticipate with dread; to understand |
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canker
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noun
a spreading sore |
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canon
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noun
a law, especially religious |
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circumspect
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adj
prudent; cautious |
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compunction
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noun
anxiety arising from guilt; scruple; misgiving |
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confidante
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noun
woman to whom secrets are entrusted |
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conjure
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verb
to charge solemnly; to imagine; to summon by magic |
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coruscate
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verb
to sparkle |
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covenant
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noun
pledge; contract |
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decimate
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verb
to destroy a large part of something |
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deluded
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verb
misled, deceived |
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elegiac
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adj
lamenting; expressing sorrow in poetry |
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elucidate
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verb
to clarify by explanation |
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engender
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verb
to produce |
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fester
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verb
to deteriorate; to rot |
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filial
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adj
relating to a son or daughter |
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impiety
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noun
irreverence; lack of respect |
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myrmidon
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noun
loyal follower; unquestioning subordinate |
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parricide
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noun
murderer of a father, mother, or close relative |
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perdition
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noun
eternal damnation; hell |
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progeny
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noun
descendants; children |
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prowess
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noun
distinguished bravery; extraordinary ability |
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purge
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verb
to clear al guilt; to get rid of something unwanted |
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recompense
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verb
to pay for; to compensate (also noun: compensation) |
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sapient
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adj
wise |
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seer
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noun
one who predicts events; one with special moral or spiritual insight |
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suborn
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verb
to bribe another person to commit an unlawful act |
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suppliant
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noun
one who humbly begs (also adj; begging) |
