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40 Cards in this Set
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venerable
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Worthy of respect
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progenitor
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ancestor, precursor, model
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voluminous
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having fullness
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tempestuous
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resembling a violent windstorm
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evanescent
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fleeting, disappearing
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indolent
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lazy, slothful
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polemical
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controversial
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esoteric
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private, secret
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sepulchre
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tomb, burial place
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edifice
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large building or organization
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physiognomy
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bodily expression, body language
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heterodox
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different from tradition
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ignominy
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dishonor, humiliation
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countenance
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facial expression
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phantasmagorical
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constantly changing images
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visage
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face
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paramour
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ex lover
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ascetic
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self denying
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penitence
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sorrow for sins or offenses
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revile
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abuse verbally
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exhortation
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earnest urge
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amenable
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easily influenced
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caprice
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whim, sudden idea
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anathema
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solemn curse
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intrinsic
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essential, actual
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dauntless
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fearless
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leech
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doctor
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expatiating
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speak or write for a long time
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mountebank
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impostor
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vindicate
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avenge, justify
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sagacity
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shrewd, clever
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diabolical
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fiendish
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eccentricities
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odd, off center
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palliate
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cover up, ease without cure
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imbued
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fill with color or feeling
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somnambulism
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sleepwalking
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decorous
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act properly
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impute
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blame/credit someone
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malevolence
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malicious, spiteful
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erudite
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great learning
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