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30 Cards in this Set
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Chastise
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(V)to castigate, punish
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conjecture
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(N) guess
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deity
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(N) divinity, supreme being
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desecrate
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(V) to profane, dishonor
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diffused
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(adj) scattered, spread out
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dilate
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(V) to expand
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dwindle
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(V) to shrink; decrease
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fetid
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(adj) putrid, stinking
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fractious
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(adj) unruly, rebelious
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futility
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(N) uselessness
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grovel
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(V) to debase oneself in a sevile manner
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havoc
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(N) destrution, devestation
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homage
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(N) honor, respect
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hyperbole
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(N) exaggeration, overstatement
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imposing
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(adj) impressive, grand
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irk
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(V) to annoy
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languid
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(adj) lacking vigor or vitality
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oblique
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(adj) indirect, slanting
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oblivious
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(adj) unaware or unconscious of something
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ostentatious
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(adj) pretentious, showy
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ponderous
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(adj) heavy, bulky
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pugnacious
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(adj) RECEDquarrelsome
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recede
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(V) to draw back
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reproof
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(N) rebuke
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scant
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(adj) meager
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stolid
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(adj) showing little or no emotion; not excitable
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temerity
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(N) recklessness, rash boldness
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transient
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(adj) momentary, fleeting
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unsurp
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(V) to seize power or position by force
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THE END
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OF SECTION TWO
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