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26 Cards in this Set
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edifice
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a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
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sepulchers
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burial tombs
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inauspicious
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boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable
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physiognomies
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the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character
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indubitably
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that cannot be doubted, patently evident or certain; unquestionably
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augur
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to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.
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venerable
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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office
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malefactress
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a woman who violates the law or does evil
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town beadle
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community leader; a parish officer having various subordinate duties, keeping order during services, waiting on the rectory
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scaffold
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an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usually by hanging.
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Papist
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Roman Catholic
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ignominy
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disgrace;dishonor;public contempt
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deportment
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demeanor, contact, or behavior
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contumely
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insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
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phantasmagoric
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a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
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visage
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the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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infamy
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extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act
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lurid
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wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid
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amenable
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ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
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efficacy
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capacity for producing a desired result or effect
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expostulation
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remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest
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epoch
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a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.
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quietude
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the state of being quiet; tranquility; calmness; stillness; quiet.
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pillory
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a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
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paramour
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an illicit lover
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