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68 Cards in this Set
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adherents
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a follower of something such as a leader
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appease
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to pacify
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approbation
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official approval
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arduous
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very difficult to accomplish or achieve
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atone
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to make amends
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audacity
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excessive boldness
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benevolence
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kindness
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blasphemous
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irreverent
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calamity
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a serious event causing distress or misfortune
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callow
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immature
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capricious
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changing suddenly
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communal
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pertaining to a group
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contempt
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scorn
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copious
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abundant
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deft
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skillful
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degeneration
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a state of decline
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derision
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scoffing at
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desecrate
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to violate the sanctity of something
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desolate
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deserted
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despairing
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hopeless
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discern
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to differentiate between two or more things
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discord
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lack of agreement
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dispatch
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to send away with promptness or speed
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enthralling
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captivating
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esoteric
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understood only by a small group or a select few
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exacting
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demanding
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expedient
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appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral
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feint
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a false appearance
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ferment
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state of agitation
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ferocity
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savagery
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flourish
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to thrive
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fugitive
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a person who is elusive or hard to find
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grievous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow
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harbingers
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things that precede and forecast
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idolatry
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worship of idols
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imerious
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extremely overbearing
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improvidence
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not providing for the future
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impudent
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disrespectful
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incipient
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beginning to come into being
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kindle
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to start a fire
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luxuriant
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abundant in growth
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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malicious
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motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm
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mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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ominous
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threatening
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pacifistic
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opposed to war or use of force
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perpetuate
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to prolong the existence of something
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plaintive
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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poignant
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piercing
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potent
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powerful
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profane
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showing contempt towards sacred things
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refuge
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shelter or place of protection
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rend
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to tear violently
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resilient
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ability to return to a former state
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resolute
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characterized by a decided purpose
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revere
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to honor
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sonorous
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resonant
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succulent
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very juicy
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superfluous
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beyond what is needed or required
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tentative
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not fully worked out
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vibrant
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full of life
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vivid
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bright
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voluble
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ability to use words easily
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wily
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cunning
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woe
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great sorrow
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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zealot
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one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor
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