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44 Cards in this Set
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Solemnity
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the state or quality of being serious
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Profane
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relating to devoted to that which is not biblical
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rapier
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slender, sharply pointed sword
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trifling
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unimportant
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saucy
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impudent
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enmity
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being opposed or hostile to something
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shrift
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confession esp. to a priest
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languish
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grow weak
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pernicious
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having a harmful effect
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portentous
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threatening
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prodigious
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remarkably or impressively great
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valiant
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having courage
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assail
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approach with offers of love
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posterity
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line of decedents
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jest
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make believe , act
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garish
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bright or showy
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chide
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scold
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kindred
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a group of related people
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idolatry
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worship or idol something or something
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invocation
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invoking something
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rancor
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hatred or dislike for someone who has treated you badly
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repose
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a state of rest
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dissembler
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to hide behind a false appearance
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jocund
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cheerful and lighthearted
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puling
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crying weakly
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agile
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able to move quickly and easily
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discord
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lack of agreement among people
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felon
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someone who has committed a crime
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beguile
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charm
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intercession
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pleading on behalf of another person
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inundate
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overwhelm
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shroud
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cloth that covers or protects an item
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resolve
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settle or find a solution
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scourge
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whip used as punishment
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caitiff
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a cowardly person
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inter
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to place inside the earth
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pestilence
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a deadly disease
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apothercary
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historical name for medical professional
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presage
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sign that something bad will happen
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inauspicious
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not conducive to success
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sepulcher
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a small room or monument
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aloof
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not friendly
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peruse
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read something in a careful way
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