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20 Cards in this Set
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accession
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The attainment of a dignity or rank
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ardour
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a feeling of strong eagerness
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austere
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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave
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battlement
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A notched parapet built on top of a wall, with alternating merlons and crenels for decoration or defense
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changeling
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A child secretly exchanged for another
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coadjutor
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A coworker; an assistant
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curate
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To act as curator of; organize and oversee.
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exaction,
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The act of exacting.
Excessive or unjust demand; extortion |
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gallant
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Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing
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hierophant
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An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge
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implacable
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Impossible to placate or appease
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indigence
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Poverty; neediness.
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ineradicable
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Incapable of being eradicated
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infidel
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An unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam
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lachrymose
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Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful
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propitiate
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To conciliate (an offended power); appease
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raiment
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Clothing; garments
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somnambulism
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an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed
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supplicate
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To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying
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sylvan
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Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest. |
