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93 Cards in this Set
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Concordance
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agreement; concord; harmony
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Pious
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having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God - Characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious.
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Fortitude
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mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
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Aplomb
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imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
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Empirical
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derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
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Exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
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apothegm
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a short, instructive saying; aphorism.
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dogmatic
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asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.
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narrative
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a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
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zealous
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ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
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adroit
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cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
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droll
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amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish // Jester // to joke
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
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rapport
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relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation
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acerbic
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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
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crux
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a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty
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fraught
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a load; cargo; freight
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erudite
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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
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revelation
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something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
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Pecuniary
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of or pertaining to money
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Penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite
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dearth
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an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
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innovate
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to introduce something new; make changes in anything established
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harken
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to give heed or attention to what is said; listen
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immutable
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not mutable; unchangeable; changeless
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chattel
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an item of personal, movable property; slave
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austere
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stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain
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aloof
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distant, uninvolved, reserved in manner
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cerebral
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an intellectual person; of or relating to the brain
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incongruous
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not appropriate, unsuited to the surrounding; not fitting in
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bulwark
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a defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense
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connoisseur
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an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
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cacophony
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harsh sounds
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impede
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to delay; to obstruct or interfere with
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forbear
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to refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant
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migratory
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roving, wandering
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evade
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to elude or avoid by cunning; to fee from a pursuer
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efface
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to rub away
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asunder
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in separate parts; apart from each other in position
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incite
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to arouse to action
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quixotic
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idealistic and totally impractical
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beleager
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to besiege; beset, surround, harass
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milieu
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environment or surroundings
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arduous
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hard, difficult, tiresome
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reminisce
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the act or practice of recalling the past
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opportune
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occuring or coming at a good time
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histrionic
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overly dramatic, theatrical
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dulcet
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soothing, melodious, soft
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porcine
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resembling a pig
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lassitude
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listlessness; torpor, weariness
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coterie
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a circle of close association or friends
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ballistics
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the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles
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ambiance
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mood, feeling;general atmosphere
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting
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girth
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the distance around something; to encircle;
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cranny
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a small opening as in a wall or a rock face
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propulsive
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a propelling force
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laconic
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brief, using few words
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harrowing
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extremely distressed; disturbing or frightening
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aptitude
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capacity for learning; natural ability
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endure
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to put up with; to carry on through despite hardships
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chronic
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continuous
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giddy
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a light-headed sensation; dizzy
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irascible
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easily angered; irritable
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cower
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cringe from fear; to shrink away
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gossamer
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a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy
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queue
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to form or to wait in line
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Discomfit
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: to confuse and deject; disconcert
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Ambiguous
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: open to interpretations; lacking clearness or definiteness
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Mawkish
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: weakly emotional
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Expiate
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: make amends for
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Ineffable
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: inexpressible
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Desiccated
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: dry up
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Multifarious
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: greatly diverse
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Solace
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: comfort in sorrow
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Squander
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: to spend or use extravagantly or wastefully
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laconic
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: expressing much in few word
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quotidian
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: ordinary, daily, commonplace
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exultant
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: highly elated; jubilant; triumphant
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insidious
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: intended to entrap or beguile
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Furtive
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: taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth
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Contentious
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: quarrelsome
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Restive
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: impatient of control, restraint, or delay
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parable
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: a short allegorical story
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hubris
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: excessive pride
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caustic
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: severely critical or sarcastic
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Diatribe
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: a bitter attack, or criticism
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Plaintive
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: expressing sorrow
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Odyssey
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: a long series of adventures
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Maudlin
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: weakly emotional
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Delusional
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: a false belief, opinion
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redemption
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: atonement for guilt
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