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40 Cards in this Set
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edifice
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a buildig esp. one of large or imposing appearance
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sepulcher
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a tomn, berial place
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ponderous
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of great weight, massive
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congenial
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agreeable, pleasing in nature
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portal
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door, gate
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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physiognomy
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the art of judging human characters via the face
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augured
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to predict, esp. for signs or omens
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indubitably
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that which cannot be disputed
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heterodox
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not in accorance with established doctrines, unorthodox
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meager
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lacking fullness or richness
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ensue
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to follow in order
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rotundity
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full rich sound
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malefactor
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a female who violates the law
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prefigure
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foreshadow
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haughty
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snoobish, arrogant
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abashed
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to make ashamed
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sumptuary
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intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds
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evanescent
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vanishing, fleeting
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ignominy
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disgrace
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iniquity
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gross injustice
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visage
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the face, counenance
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deportment
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behavior
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flagrant
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wrong
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mien
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demeanor as showing character
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contumely
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humiliating treatment
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preternaturally
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out of the ordinary course of nature
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obliterated
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to do away with completly
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sojurn
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temporary stay
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sagacity
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soundness of judgment
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unadulterated
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pure
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obstinacy
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stubborness
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exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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purport
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profess or claim, often falsely
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quell
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to suppress
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amenable
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willing to answer
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peremptory
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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal, imperative
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leech
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a person who clings to another for personal gain
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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tempestuous
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subject to tempests
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