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18 Cards in this Set
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Edifice |
a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance. any large, complex system or organization. |
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Sepulchers |
A tomb, grave, or burial place. |
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Inauspicious |
Boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable |
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Physiognomies |
the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: Also called anthroposcopy.the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially of the face. |
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Evanescent |
vanishing; fading away; fleeting. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible. |
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Ignominy |
Disgrace, dishonor, public contempt. |
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Pillory |
noun, a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. verb (used with object), to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: |
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Phantasmagoric |
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination. having the appearance of an optical illusion, especially one produced by a magic lantern. |
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Impediment |
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle. |
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Remonstrance |
A protest |
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Iniquity |
Wicked act |
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Lurid |
gruesome; horrible; revolting: glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: |
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Sojourn |
A temporary stay |
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Efficacy |
capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: |
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Paramour |
an illicit lover, especially of a married person. any lover. |
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Congenial |
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible: |
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Exhortation |
an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations. |
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Insidious |
intended to entrap or beguile: stealthily treacherous or deceitful: |
