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24 Cards in this Set
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(n) a useful product; trade or commerce
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commodity
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(n) the use of irony sarcasm, or ridicule in order to promote change
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satire
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(adj) pertaining to the brain or thinking
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cerebral
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(adj) having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit or enthusiasm
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fervent
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(adj) of or pertaining to repentance
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penitential
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(n) an extended comparison
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conceit
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(n) celestial body (sun or moon)
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luminary
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(adj) impassive; characterized by calm, austere
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stoical
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(v) to convert or attempt to convert
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proselytize
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(v) to put an end to activities of a person or body of people
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suppress
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(n) an argument
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contention
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(n) reverence for God; devout
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piety
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(v) to discontinue temporarily
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intermit
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(n) a cliff or high point of rock
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promontory
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(adj) being jealous of something that someone else has
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covetous
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(n) addressing someone/ thing who isnt actually there
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apostrophe
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(adj) rude or disrespectful
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insolent
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(adj) passionate; characterized by intense feeling
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ardent
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(n) a short, thick, stick used as a weapon
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cudgel
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(n) money or goods exchanged from wife to husband when getting married
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dowry
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(n) an act of restoring to a better condition; redeeming
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redemption
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(n) clothing
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raiment
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(n) or (adj) person or group with power and status
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elitist
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(adj) hard to manage
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unruly
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