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32 Cards in this Set
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ablutions
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n. cleansing the body as part of a religous rite; synonym: rinsings
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protruded
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v. jutted out; synonym: jutted
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confederate
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adj. united with others for a common purpose; synonym: allied
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disposition
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n. an inclination or tendency; synonym: tendency
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deliberation
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n. careful consideration; synonym: thought
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entreated
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v. begged; pleaded; antonym: refused
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feigned
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v. pretended; faked; antonym: revealed
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mortality
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n. death on a large scale; antonym: life
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subsisted
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v. remained alive; were sustained; antonym: perished
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traversed
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v. moved over, across or through; antonym: stopped
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dispatched
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v. sent off on a specific assignment;
antonym: received |
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loathsome
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adj. hateful; detestable
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pestilential
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adj. likely to cause disease
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copious
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adj. plentiful; abundant
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improvident
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adj. shortsighted
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avarice
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n. greed for riches
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pacify
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v. calm; soothe
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expended
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v. to have spent or used by consuming;
antonym: conserved |
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redolence
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n. scent; smell;
synonym: aroma |
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autonomous
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adj. independent;
antonym: dependent |
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exquisite
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adj. very beautiful; delicate; carefully wrought
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affliction
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n. something causing pain or suffering
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indications
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n. signs; things that point out or signify
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abundance
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n. a great supply; more than enough
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pilfer
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v. steal
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palisades
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n. large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for defense
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conceits
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n. strange or fanciful ideas
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mollified
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v. soothed; calmed
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peril
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n. danger
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loath
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adj. reluctant, unwilling
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sundry
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adj. various; different
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recompense
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n. reward; repayment
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