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60 Cards in this Set
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HERESY |
The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
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DOCILE |
Easy to teach or manage |
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Libation |
A drink especially an alcoholic one |
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Anathema |
Hated repellant person |
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Banter |
Teasing , playful |
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Castigate |
To criticize or punish |
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Gauche |
Lacking social grace |
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Ignominy |
Public shame |
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Motley |
Made up of dissimilar parts |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin |
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Avarice |
Greed desire for wealth |
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Ostracize |
To banish |
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Furtive |
Stealthy secretive |
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Bacchanalian |
Wild or drunken |
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Extradite |
To turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction |
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Copious |
Numerous large in quantity |
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Irascible |
Easily angered |
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Mercenary |
Professional soilder |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
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Candid |
Outspoken blunt |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
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Candid |
Outspoken blunt |
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Argot |
Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
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Candid |
Outspoken blunt |
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Argot |
Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
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Negligence |
Careless neglect |
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Bastion |
A strong defense or fort |
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Jettision |
To cast over board |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
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Candid |
Outspoken blunt |
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Argot |
Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
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Negligence |
Careless neglect |
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Appease |
To calm to make satisfied |
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Strident |
Harsh surroundings |
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Strident |
Harsh surroundings |
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Chaos |
Complete disorder |
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Augment |
To enlarge |
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Augment |
To enlarge |
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Jingoism |
Extreme |