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49 Cards in this Set
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abundance
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great plentiful amount
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animated
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to give life to
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assiduous
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constant in application or attention
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atonement
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amends
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beneficent
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characterized by acts of kindness
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blasphemous
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very irreverent
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careen
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to lean to one side
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commiserate
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to feel or express sorrow or pity for
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compassionate
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feeling or showing compassion
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contemptible
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worthy of scorn
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countenance
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face, facial expression, or facial features
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counterpart
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one that closely resembles another
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disparage
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to speak of in a disrespectful way
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edict
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a decree or proclamation made by the authority
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expiation
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atonement
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finesse
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skillful tactful
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flout
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to show contempt for, scorn
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frugal
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avioding waste, spending very little money, thrifty
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hapless
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luckless, unfortunate
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ignoble
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not noble in character, mean, unproper
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humiliation
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imminent
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about to occur
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immutable
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not subject to change
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imprudent
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unwise indescret
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impunity
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exemption from punsihment or harm
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indisputable
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beyond doubt
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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lurk
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to lie in wait
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malcontent
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dissatisfied with current conditions
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melancholy
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sad or depressed
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modicum
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a small, moderate amount
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obliterate
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to do away with completely
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omnipotent
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having unlimited power of force
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pertinent
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relevance to the matter at hand
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presentement
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a sense that something is about to occur
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prevaricate
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to stray from the truth
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primeval
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belonging to the first or earliest ages
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primitive
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primary or basic, not from something else
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prudent
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wise in handling mtters
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reiterate
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to say or do something repeatedly
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sagacity
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wisdom
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semblance
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an outward appearance
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sober
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plain and subdued
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subtle
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so slight that it can not be noticed
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tempest
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a violent windstorm with rain, sleet or snow following
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tenacity
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persistant determination
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whet
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to make keen or sharp
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unscathed
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not injured or harmed
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vestige
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a visible trace that something once existed
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