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30 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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pretection
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ravage
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ruin
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charlatan
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imposter
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extort
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to get something by force
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emissary
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someone sent to do something
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omission
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failure to include
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amnesty
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the government frees someone from a crime
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ensue
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a result
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hue
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color/shade
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illustrious
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distinguished/renowned
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refine
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to make more elegent
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remunerative
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profitable
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scourge
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a cause of serious destruction
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wield
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to handle and use
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clemency
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leniency in punishing
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felony
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a major crime
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emit
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to give off
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premise
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a thesis, a statement that serves as a basis
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culpable
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deserving blame
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culprit
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a guilty person
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exonerate
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to clear from blame or guilt
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incorriggible
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unable to be corrected
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pilfer
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to steal small amounts
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reprobate
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an immoral or wicked person
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intermittent
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on and off
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remission
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a temporary lessening of a desease
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manumit
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to free from slavery
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massive
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a written letter
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unremitting
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persistent
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transmit
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to send from one place to another
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