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15 Cards in this Set
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Bastion
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N. any strong defense, usually a fortification or building
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Nebulous
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Adj. unclear
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Itinerant
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Adj. travels from place to place, wandering
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Egregious
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Adj. extraordinarily bad, flagrantly wrong
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Sybarite
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Adj. anyone fond of luxury or pleasure
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Rife
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Adj. widespread, common, abounding
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Iconoclast
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N. one who attacks respected institutions
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Exegesis
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N. interpretation of a word or passage
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Salubrious
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Adj. healthful or wholesome
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Carping
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V. to find fault with pettily or unfairly
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Turpitude
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N. vile, shameful, or base character, depravity
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Sanguine
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Adj. cheerful, confident
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Analgesic
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N. drug that acts as a pain killer
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Incipient
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Adj. just beginning to appear or exist
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Caustic
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Adj. something that can burn by chemical action, corrosive
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