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70 Cards in this Set
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atonement
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making of amends
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sublime
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awe-inspiring; beautiful
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amorous
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expressing or feeling love
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Brahmanic
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(Hinduism) ultimate power underlying the universe
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quell
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suppress or stop something
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translucent
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diffusing light; glowing
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ectoplasm
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ghostly substance
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gargoyles
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grotesque carved figure
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prudence
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practicality
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cajoling
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gently persuading
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euphoric
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ecstatic
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besmirching
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to sully or make dirty
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cataclysm
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disaster
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bohemian
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an unconventional person (usually an artist)
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propensity
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tendency
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surreptitious
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secret
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assuage
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to provide relief
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subversive
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designed to overthrow government/status quo
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voraciously
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with ravenous hunger
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ruminating
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thinking carefully
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depraved
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showing great corruption
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novitiates
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nuns going through the probationary period
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propensity
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tendency to
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melancholy
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pensive sadness
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morose
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gloomy
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haughty
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condescending
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sultry
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hot and damp, sensual
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disconcertedly
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agitated
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oscillating
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to swing between two points
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timbre
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speech sound quality/tone
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enigmatically
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difficult to interpret
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soporific
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causing drowsiness/feeling drowsy (eating soap)
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insipid
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dull/flavorless
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parsimoniously
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stingily, without generosity
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litanies
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long, repetitious list, prayers
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beatific
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blissful
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despotic
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relating to a despot (tyrannical dictator)
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pompous
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self-important
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proximity
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closeness
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mundane
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ordinary, commonplace, boring
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incongruous
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inconsistent, odd, unsuitable
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unscathed
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undamaged
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taciturn
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silent by nature
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panoply
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full array; magnificent display
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aplomb
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confident poise
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slaked
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satisfied a need, desire, or thirst
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brazen
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bold and unashamed
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impervious
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not allowing passage
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incessantly
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unceasingly
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ecclesiastic
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member of the clergy
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urbanity
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sophistication
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stupefaction
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amazement, inability to think clearly
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indigenous
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natural; native to a place
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disabuse
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to persuade that something is untrue
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fauna
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animal life
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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peevish
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irritable
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incorrigible
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impossible to correct
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retinue
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followers
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proselytes
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new converts to a religion
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festooned
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decorated
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inexorable
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unstoppable
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rubicund
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rosy color (indicating good health)
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interment
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burial
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somnolent
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sleepy; lacking activity
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solicitous
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expressing concern
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fraternal
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of borthers
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imperceptible
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tiny
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phantasmagoric
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bizarre images
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libertine
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philanderer
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