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72 Cards in this Set
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abash
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embarrass and confuse; disconcert
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ignomity
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public shame and disgrace; dishonor
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iniquity
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gross unrighteousness; sin; wickedness
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flagrant
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glaringly offensive; outrageous
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lieu
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place; stead
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expound
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explain; set forth; state in detail
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moment
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importance; weight; consuquence
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perpetrate
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commit or do(a crime, fraud)
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singular
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extraordinary; unusual
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amenable
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open to influence or suggestion
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efficacy
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power to produce the effect wanted
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retribution
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a deserved punishment; return for wrongdoing
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infamy
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public disgrace
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commiserate
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feel or express sorrow for another's suffering
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revil
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call bad names; abuse with words
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succor
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help or aid
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insidious
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seeking to entrap or ensnare; crafty
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caprice
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a sudden change of mind without reason
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anathema
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a solemn curse
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dearth
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too small a supply; great scarcity
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ludicrous
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causing derisive laughter; ridiculous
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caper
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leap or jump about playfully
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perversity
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willfulness; obstinacy in persisting in wrong
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emaciate
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make unnaturally thin; waste away
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vindicate
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clear from suspicion or dishonor
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manifest
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reveal; display; prove
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query
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question; inquiry
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effect
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make happen; result
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vestige
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slight remnant; trace; mark
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decry
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condemn; denounce
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waive
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give up(a right, claim)
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machination
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evil plot; secret or cunning scheme
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odious
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very displeasing; hateful; offensive
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scourage
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a whip; lash
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expiation
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a making amends for a wrong; sin; atonement
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wonted
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accustomed; customary; usual
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conjecture
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formation of an opinion admittedly without sufficient evidence for proof; guessing
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mollify
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soften in temper; calm
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defunct
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dead; extinct
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pristine
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as it was in its earliest time or state; original
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pauper
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very poor person
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vicissitude
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change in circumstances or fortune
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taper
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a very slender candle
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zealous
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eager; enthusiastic
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mutability
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ability or tendency to change
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benign
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kindly in feeling; benevolent; gracious
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blackguard
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a low, contemptible person; scoundrel
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austerity
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sternness in manner or appearance
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auspicious
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favorable; fortunate
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erudite
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scholarly
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rankle
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continue to give pain
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reciprocate
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give in return
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incongruity
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unfitness; in appropriateness
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devoid
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entirely without; empty; lacking
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petulant
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irritable over trifles; peevish
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oracle
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sure and wise answer
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enigma
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a baffling or puzzling problem, situation, or person
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attribute
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characteristic
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dispel
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drive away and scatter; disperse
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loquaciy
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talktiveness
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haggard
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looking worn from pain, fatigue, worry, hunger, etc.; gaunt
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impart
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give a part or share of
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posterity
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generations of the future
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scurvy
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disease caused by lack of vitamin c
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utmost
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greatest or highest possible
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plaintive
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mournful; sad
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erratic
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not steady; uncertain; irregular
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appall
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fill with horrow; dismay
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repudiate
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refuse to accept; reject
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fidelity
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steadfast faithfulness; loyalty
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impediment
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hindrance; obstruction
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recluse
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perosn who lives shut up or withdrawn from the world
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