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25 Cards in this Set
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v. To reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade
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Abase
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n. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words
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Cadence
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adj. characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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Decorous
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n. the state of being evil
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Depravity
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n. profit, salary, or fees from office or employment, compensation for services
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Emolument
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n. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will
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Enmity
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n. mental and emotional strenght in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
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Fortitude
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n. gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin
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Iniquity
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n. an act or instance of making a plot, or crafty schemes
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Machination
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n. a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art; magic practiced by a witch or a sorcerer
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Necromancer
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n. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease; something that is considered harmful, or evil
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Pestilence
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adj. out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal
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Preternatural
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adj. moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance
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Petulant
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adj. having its original purity, uncorrupted
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Pristine
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n. integrity and up righteousness; honesty
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Probity
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N. a biologically related ancestor; a person or thing hat first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor
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Progenitors
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n. nearness in place, relation, or time
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Propinquity
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v. to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely; n. the meaning, import, or sense
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Purport
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v. to make repayment or return for; retaliate; avenge
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Requite
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n. a justly deserved penalty for doing something bad; act of correcting wrongdoing
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Retribution
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n. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement
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Sagacity
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n. someone who violates a law, command, or moral code
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Transgressor
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adj. commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence
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Venerable
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n. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, and expression; appearance
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Visage
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n. a view or prospect, especially one through a long, narrow avenue or passage
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Vista
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