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32 Cards in this Set

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ADVERSARY

n. a foe

AUGMENT

v. to enlarge, to increase

CHASTE

adj. virtuous, pure, modest

CHASTITY

n. sexual purity

DISPARAGEMENT

n. a lowering in rank or reputation

FORTNIGHT

n. two weeks

FRAY

n. a fight, struggle, quarrel, dispute

GNAT

n. a small, biting fly

HERETIC

n. a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted

KINSMEN

n. relatives

KNAVE

n. a scoundrel, a mischievous person

MARZIPAN

n. a candy of almond paste, sugar, and egg whites

MOSQUE

n. a building used for public worship

NIMBLE

adj. agile, clever, zippy

PENTECOST

n. seventh Sunday after Easter commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles

PERNICIOUS

adj. very destructive or injurious

PORTENTOUS

adj. relating to

POSTERITY

n. future generations

PROPAGATE

v. to multiply, to cause to spread

SIEGE

n. a persistent attack

STRIFE

n. a conflict, a struggle

SYCAMORE

n. a kind of tree

TITHE

n. a part paid for the support of a church

TRANSGRESSION

n. a sin

TYRANT

n. one who uses authority or power harshly

UNREQUITED

adj. not reciprocated; not returned in kind

VALIANT

adj. brave, heroic

VEX

v. to annoy, to agitate

VISAGE

n. a face

WEAN

v. to free from a source of dependence (i.e., breast feeding)

WIELD

v. to use effectively

WOO

v. to try to gain love or to bring something about