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20 Cards in this Set
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Azure
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Adj.-"bright blue in color, as in a cloudless sky"
N- it is a bright blue color |
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Fancy
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V- A desire
Thought/imagination N- "a feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient" |
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Gesticulation
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N- A gesture, dramatic one, that is used instead of speaking to emphasize ones words
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Promiscuous
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Adj- Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners, or lacking standards of selections; indiscriminate; random; casual
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Circumscribe
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Adj- to draw a line around, to encircle
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Ignoramus
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N- An ignorant or stupid person; dimwit; idiot
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Niche
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N- A shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display an object, or a comfortable or suitable position in life; nook; recess; calling; vocation
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Aperture
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N- An opening or gap; a space where light passes through, as in an optical instrument; opening; orifice
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Rampart
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A defensive wall or barrier, fortification, typically in stone
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Melancholy
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N or Adj- It describes a feeling of pensive sadness with no obvious cause; mournful, gloomy; depressed
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Covenant
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N- A formal binding agreement; contract
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Cognizance
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N- Conscious knowledge or awareness
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Catechism
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N- Summary of principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers OR a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other areas; examination
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Ecclesiastical
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ADJ- Of or pertaining to the Christian church or its Clergy
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Zenith
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N- The strongest or most successful period in time. A culminating point. Often used to describe the highest point reached by a celestial being' culmination; climax
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Lamentations
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N- The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief or sorrow; grieving; mourning
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Fiend
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N- An evil spirit; a very evil or cruel person, including an oculist; a person who is very enthusiastic about something; villain; knave
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Lurid
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ADJ- Very vivid, so as to cause an unpleasant effect; explicit and shocking details, as of a crime scene; gruesome; ghastly
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Benignant
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ADJ- Serenely mild or kindly; beneficent; compassionate, especially to inferiors
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Pious
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ADJ- Religious; God-fearing;devout
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