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50 Cards in this Set
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appall
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to be dismayed
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vex
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to irritate
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dunce
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a person weak in intellect
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pious
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to be godly; religiously devout
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fervor
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passionate, determination
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tyranny
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being under oppressive government
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censure
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opinon/judgement, reprimand
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reproof
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rebuke, criticism for a fault;
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dissemble
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to conceal or hide under false appearance
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resemblance-facial...hiding...
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usurp
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to seize power
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slander
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to defame
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libel
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defamation of a person by written or representational means, ruin one's reputation
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illicit
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unlawful
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hue
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color shade
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taint
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to contaminate morally, corrupt
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recourse
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urning to someone or something for help or protection, the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument (as a check)
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austere
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morally strict, grave, cold & stern in matter
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din
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a loud noise
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juxtapose
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to place side by side, unexpected combinations of ideas
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verbatim
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word for word, exact words
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relish
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flavor
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tutelage
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guardian
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rapture
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experience, state carried by emotion
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sobriety
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grave manner, soberness
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impiety
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lack of proper respect/reverence
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revere
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holding as holy because of character
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ostentatious
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showy
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chide
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speak out angry, scold
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tractable
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easily controlled, obedient
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spoof
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deception, deceive
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indigence
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poverty
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transcends
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to rise above/overcome/exceed
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ponder
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to think about
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ludicrous
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laughable/scorn as absurdly foolish
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impudence
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lacking modesty; cocky boldness
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remorse
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distress from a sense of guilt for past wrongs
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assent
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to agree; concur
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armistice
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an agreement between two opponents; truce
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frank
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marked by free, and sincere expression; candid; open
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds
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reproach
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an expression of rebuke or disapproval,to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person)
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brazen
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marked by contemptuous boldness
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alienate
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to cause to be withdrawn or diverted
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pretense
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a claim made or implied, unjustified or excessive claims
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acquiesce
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to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively; assent
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equivocate
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intent to deceive, to avoid committing oneself in what one says
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complacent
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self-satisfied, unconcerned
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salavation
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deliverance from power/failure/sin
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shrill
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highly pitched noise/sound, harsh scream
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acumen
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keenness and depth of perception, discernment
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