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37 Cards in this Set
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ideology
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a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
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paradox
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a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
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theocracy
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government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officals who are regarded as divinely guided
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propriety
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socially acceptable behavior and speech
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faction
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group; secret faction;clique
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abominations
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sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions
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deference
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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
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providence
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event guided by god or divine leadership
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge
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corroborating
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supporting with evidence or authority
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junctures
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points of time
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intimations
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hints; suggestions
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formidable
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dreadful; fearful; extremely serious
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trepidation
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timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension
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subservient
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servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position
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hypocrites
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persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion
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partisans
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members of party, faction, or cause
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calumny
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the act of false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
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inert
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motionless; inactive
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pretense
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false show
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notorious
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widely and unfavorably known
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prodigious
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strange; unusual; portentous
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exudes
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spreads out in all directions
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arbitrate
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to determine the outcome of a dispute
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contiguous
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touching along a boundary or at a point
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defers
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submits to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect
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fathom
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understand
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defamation
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slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
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inculcation
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teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or abmonitions
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licentious
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lacking legal or moral restraints
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evade
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to avoid answering directly
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compact
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make an agreement; enter into a contract
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pallor
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paleness
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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indignant
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showing anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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daft
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mad; insane
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quail
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to recoil in dread or terror
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