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25 Cards in this Set
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Ecstasy
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Intense joy or delight.
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Fiend
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An evil spirit; a demon. b. The Devil; Satan.
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Pinnacle
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The highest point
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Innumerable
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Too numerous to be counted; numberless.
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Sustenance
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4. Means of livelihood.
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Purloined
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To steal, often in a violation of trust.
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Venerable
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1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
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Enigmatic
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Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system.
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Amiable
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Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.
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Scion
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A descendant or heir.
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Immured
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To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
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Asylum
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An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance
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Deprecate
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To express disapproval of; deplore.
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Visage
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The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
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Rustic
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Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people.
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Bliss
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Extreme happiness; ecstasy.
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Inconstant
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Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
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Impediment
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Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction.
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Precipice
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An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
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Ennui
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Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom:
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Languid
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Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand
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Insuperable
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Impossible to overcome; insurmountable: insuperable odds.
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Sanguinary
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Accompanied by bloodshed.
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Magistrate
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A civil officer with power to administer and enforce law
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Precarious
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Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.
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