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20 Cards in this Set
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ignominy (n.)
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
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auspicious (adj.)
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promising success;
favorable: an auspicious occasion. |
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amenable (adj.)
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willing to answer, act, agree, or yield;
open to influence; submissive; an amenable servant. |
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apprehension (n.)
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anticipation of misfortune; suspicion of future trouble
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avail (v.)
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to be of use or value to; profit; advantage
All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change. |
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morbid (adj.)
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; gloomy: a morbid interest in death.
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proximity (n.)
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nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
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repugnance (n.)
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state of having strong distaste or aversion
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retribution (n.)
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the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury
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sanctify (v.)
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to make holy; to purify or free from sin
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succor (n.)
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help; relief; aid; assistance.
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voluptuous (adj.)
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characterized by indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
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caprice (n.)
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a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
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exhort (v.)
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to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings.
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feign (v.)
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to make believe; pretend: She's only feigning, she isn't really ill.
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insidious (adj.)
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working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly: an insidious illness
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transgress (v.)
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to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
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lurid (adj.)
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gruesome; horrible; revolting
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grievous (adj.)
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causing grief or great sorrow
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congenial (adj.)
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
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