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22 Cards in this Set
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(adj) tyrannical; autocratic
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despotic
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(n) division into two parts-ideas
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dichotomy
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(v) to commit a breach or infraction- violate
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infringe
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(v) to advance beyond usual limits
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encroach
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(adv) emotionally distant- possibly snobby
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aloof
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(n) devotion to God
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Piety
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(adj) dirty and impure
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sordid
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(n) a split/hole in the earth such as the grand canyon
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Chasm
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(v) to wander
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meander
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(n) an absolute ruler
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Tyranny
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(n) the face or overall appearance
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Visage
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(n) being satisfied
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satiety
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(n) a poem intended to be sung
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Ditty
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(v) too much sweetness
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Cloy
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(adj) warmly pleasant
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Genial
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(v) to give consent
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Accede
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(n) a flat, dull, cliche remark
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platitude
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(n) an apparition or ghost
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phantasm
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(v) to urge on or provoke action
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Incite
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(n) a descendant or offspring
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progeny
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(adj) not lasting
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Transient
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(adj) judgement made on personal opinion
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Arbitrary
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