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30 Cards in this Set
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theocracy
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government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided
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dissembling
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concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense
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propriety
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socially acceptable behavior and speech
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deference
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respect and esteem due a supierior or an elder
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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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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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titillated
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aroused; excited
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pretense
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false show
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canny
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clever, shrewd, crafty
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arbitrate
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to determine the outcome of a dispute
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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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blanched
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became ashen or pale
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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daft
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mad; insane
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tainted
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contaminated; corrupted
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imperceptible
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extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
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befuddled
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muddled, stupefied, confused
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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immaculate
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spotlessly clean
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qualm
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misgiving; a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
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manifest
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evidence; appearance; sign
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incredulously
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skeptically; with disbelief
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base
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degrading; contemptuous
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beguile
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deceive by guile; hoodwink
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adamant
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unyielding; unshakable or immovable especially in opposition
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tantalized
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teased, fascinated
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