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28 Cards in this Set
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somnambulism
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an abnormale condition of sleep in which motor acts are performed
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expiation
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the act of making atonement
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luminary
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a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
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defunct
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dead
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torpid
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lacking in energy or vigor
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scurrilous
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using or given to coarse language
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morbid
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caused by diease
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pestilence
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a contagious or ingectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating
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calamity
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a state of deep distress or misery caused by a majormisfortune or loss
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tranfiguration
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a change in form or apperance
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accosted
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to approach and speak to often in a challanging or aggresive way
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extort
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to obtain from a person by force
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propinquity
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newness
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sedulous
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hard working
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deleterious
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harmful often in a subtle or unepected way
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nuptial
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of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
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unwonted
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being out of the ordinary
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propensity
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an often intense natural inclination or preference
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beneficence
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the act of performing acts of kindness and charity
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asperity
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rigor of temper tone or manner
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scrogula
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childen inherit problems from parents
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loquacity
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the quality or state of being very talkative
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lamentation
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the act of expressing sorrow
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vivacious
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lively in temper conduct or spirit
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contiguity
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the quality or state of being contiguous
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misanthropy
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a hatred or distrust of humankind
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consecration
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state of being sacred or holy
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cumber
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to hinder or encumber by being in the way
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