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20 Cards in this Set
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Abject
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degraded; base, contemptible
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Agnostic
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one who believes that nothing can be known about god
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Complicity
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involvement in wrondgoing
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Derelict
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected
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Diatribe
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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Effigy
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a crude image of a despised person
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Equity
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the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial
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Inane
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silly, empty of meaning or value
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Indictment
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the act of accusing; a formal accusation
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Indubitable
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certain, not to be doubted or denied
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Intermittent
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stopping and beginning again, sporadic
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Moot
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open to discussion and debate
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Motif
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a principal idea, feather, theme, or element
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Neophyte
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a new convert, beginner, novice
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Perspicacity
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keenness in observing and understanding
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Plenary
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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute
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Surveillance
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a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
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Sylvan
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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
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Testy
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Easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
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Travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation
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