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27 Cards in this Set
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Virtue
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a particular moral excellence, or a standard of it; chastity, purity, especially in women
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Taupe
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a brownish gray
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Gloat
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to regard with mean or greedy pleasure, greed, or exultation
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Indict
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to charge with an offense or a crime; to formally accuse with legal evidence
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Legacy
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something handed down or inherited; money or property left by a will.
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Mortify
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to humiliate or shame; to discipline oneself by self-denial or punishment
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Patent
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a government document giving a person the right to profit from an invention
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Patriarch
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the founder or leader of a tribe or family; a respected old man
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Wheedle
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to influence or persuade by using flattery or soothing, sweet words; to coax
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Lucrative
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profitable
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Madrigal
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a complex polyphonic 16th century vocal piece
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Inexorable
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relentless; not to be moved by entreaty
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Concede
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to admit to be true; to grant; to yield
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Arduous
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difficult; laborious
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Finesse
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extreme delicacy or subtlety in performance, skill, discrimination; skill and adroitness in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation
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Clangor
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a continuous clanging; a loud ringing sound, as of metal being hit
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Bovine
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having qualities (as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows
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Gracious
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marked by kindness, courtesy; showing charm and good taste; graceful
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Xanadu
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an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place
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Enjoin
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to command, especially in law; to forbid or prohibit
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Invectives
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strong verbal abuse; curses, insults
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Cumbersome
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clumsy, burdensome; troublesome
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Cavalcade
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a formal parade of horsemen
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Enjoin
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to command, especially in law; to forbid or prohibit
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Invectives
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strong verbal abuse; curses, insults
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Cumbersome
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clumsy, burdensome; troublesome
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Cavalcade
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a formal parade of horsemen
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