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50 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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n.- passive agreement, to give into, comply with
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amenable
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adj.- responsive to authority, willing
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appalled
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v.- filled with dismay
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apprehension
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n.- fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future
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ascetic
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adj.- renounces luxuries, comforts
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caprice
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n.- impulsive change of mind, unpredictable action
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conjectural
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adj. involving conclusion based on guesses, judgement or inference
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consummation
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n.- fulfilling an ultimate goal; completion
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despondency
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n.- loss of hope, confidence; discouraged
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diabolical
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adj.- satanic, evil, having to do with the devil
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effervescence
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v.- to show high spirits or animation
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emaciated
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v.- to become very thin through starvation
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estranged
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v.- to make hostile, indifferent, unsympathetic
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exemplary
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adj.- commendable, worthy of imitation
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exhort
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v.- to urge or advise with a strong argument
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expiation
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n.- amends or reparation
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gibe
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v.- to mock, insult, taunt
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grovel
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v.- to beg
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hypocrisy
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n.- pretending to have moral character you don't possess
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imbibe
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v. to consume by drinking; absorb or soak up
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inarticulate
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adj.- lacking ability to express oneself
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inexplicable
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adj.- incapable of being explained
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infamy
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n.- extremely bad reputation
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infirmity
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n.- lack of strength, physical weakness
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ignominy
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n.- disgrace, dishonor
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iniquity
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n.- gross injustice or wickedness
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irrevocable
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adj.- not able to be recalled or repealed
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listlessness
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adj.- lacking energy
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machinations
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n.- crafty scheme, plot, intrigue
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malignity
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n.- feeling violent, hate for others
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nugatory
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adj.- worthless, of no real value
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ominous
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adj. menacing, threatening harm, evil
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parable
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n.- short story to teach moral lesson
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perverse
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adj.- contrary; defying what is expected
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primeval
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adj.- having to do with the first age of the world
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propensity
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n.- natural inclination or tendency
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retribution
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n.- used for evil
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rigidity
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n.- stiff, inflexible, strict
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scintillating
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adj.- animated, vivacious, effervescent
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scrupulous
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adj.- showing strict regard for one's principles
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solace
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n.- comfort in sorrow, misfortune or trouble
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surmise
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v.- to think or infer without strong evidence
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transgress
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v.- to violate a law; go beyond a limit
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transitory
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adj.- not lasting, temporary
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tremulous
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adj.- trembling from fear, nervousness
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utopia
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n.- ideal perfect place
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veneration
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n.- admiration, respect
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venomous
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adj.- poisonous; spiteful
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vicissitude
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n.- a change or alteration
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austerity
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n. quality of sternness, strict, severe, disciplined
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