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30 Cards in this Set
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adherent
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a follower of something such as a leader, party, philosopher, or professor
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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 to 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 or community
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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, mockery
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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 thins
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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 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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