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25 Cards in this Set
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Lurid
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sensational; shocking
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Annihilate
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to destroy completely
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Inscrutable
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mysterious; incpable of being understood
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Repugnance
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extreme distaste
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Inexplicable
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that cannot be explained or understood
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Perverse
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contrary; deviating from what is considered right
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Malicious
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spiteful; intentionally harmful
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Impelled
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forced; compelled Imperatively in a demanding way
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Exemplary
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serving as a model; worth imitating
serving as a warning |
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Emaciated
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abnormally lean, as from illness
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Premeditated
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thought out beforehand
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Pristine
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pure; unspoiled
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Stigma
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a mark or sign of disgrace
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Celibacy
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the state of being unmarried
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Edifice
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a building, esp. a large and imposing one
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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Venerable
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empressive because of age or reputation
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Ignominious
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shameful; humiliating
haughty proud in a disdainful way; arrogant heterogeneous of different origins; not of the same kind |
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Imperceptible
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not noticeable; not observable
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concieve
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to understand
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sagacity
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wisdom
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eminent
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distinguished; high in rank or position
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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demeanor
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manner
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intimated
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hinted at
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