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69 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness,readiness,liveliness
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aversion
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strong dislike, repugnance, antipathy
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involuntary
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not done of ones own free will
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loathe
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have an intense aversion to
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acclivity
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upward slope
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sublimate
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redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels, purify, refine
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vertex
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farthest point opposite the base
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zenith
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highest point,culmination, peak, point in the heavens
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abject
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deserving contempt, sunk to a low condition, wretched
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous,comedown,bathos
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chasm
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deep breach,wide gap
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
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most worthless part, sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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apogee
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farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
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perfect,superb, carried to the highest degree
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eminent
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standing out, notable, famous
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ethereal
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of the heavens, celestial,airy,delicate,intangible
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precipice
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very steep over overhanging place, cliff
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preeminent
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standing out above others, superior
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humility
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freedom from pride,humbleness,lowliness,modesty
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menial
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low,mean,subservient,servile
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nadir
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lowest point
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plumb
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get to the bottom of, fathom
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profound
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very deep, deeply felt
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ravine
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deep,narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
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of or like a son or daughter
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genealogy
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a persons or family's descent
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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progenitor
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forefather
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aromatic
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sweet-scented,fragrant
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malodorous
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ill-smelling,stinking,fetid
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noisome
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offensive to smell, disgusting, harmful
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste
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putrid
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stinking form decay, extremely bad
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rank
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having a strong, bad odor or taste,extreme
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unsavory
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unpleasant to taste or smell, morally offensive
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josiah
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idk
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ugarit
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idk
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ark of the covenant
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idk
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showbread
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idkk
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establishment religion
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idk
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why paganism became tempting for the jews
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1.common for the area
2.it was assoicated w/ fertility, seemed good for the economy 3.it served the establishment and provided stability & explanation for why things were the way they were |
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conflict between the types of yahweh worship within judah and israel
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idk
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process that led to the conquest of judah
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-Babylon conquers Jerusalem in 597 and makes Zedekiah their puppet king on the condition that he pay tribute
-587 Zedekiah stops paying tribute and the Babylonians decide to destroy Judah |
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king saul
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first king of israel
filed to estab centralized govt huge shmuck |
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king david
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great deal of blood
youngest of jesses sons chosen king of israel killed goliath |
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israel
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founded by jeroboam
rejected by kings of judah(solo. reho) made up of 10 of the 12 tribes |
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judah
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founded by rehoboam
kings think they are rulers (ancestors maybe david) made up 2 tribes (judah&ben) |
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israelite tradition
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revolutionary
based around liberation from king no oppressive rule ppl shared resources |
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paganism
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common
based around kingship oppressive rule top group favored |
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rise and fall of king soloman lead to spilt of israel
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essay read over stufff
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7 downside of human king
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1.sons would run before his chariot
2.ppl would have to be his soldiers 3.were required to do farming 4.make his military/farming equip. 5.daughters were ointment makers 6.best produces-feed officials profits giving to servants 7.servants/animals taking to king |
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4 negative aspects of davids monarchy
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1. ancestor of david
2.righteous and untarnished 3. 2 kings before him brought israel to the brink of paganism 4.determined to purify the religion of the state return trust to yahweh |
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2 reasons the philistines were threatening
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1.had ability to fashin weapons and farming equip outta iron
2.superior organization/better military |
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5 groups of ppl deported by the assyrians
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1.royal fam
2.military leaders 3.ppl w/ $ & land owners 4.religious leaders 5.anyone who spoke openly against the assyrians |
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3 fearful actions of jeroboam
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1.built a new capital at omri
2.built beautiful temples w/ golden caves in dan and bethel 3.appointed priests from tribes not levi |
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josiah
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idk
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ugarit
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idk
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ark of the covenant
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idk
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showbread
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he twelve loaves of unleavened bread placed at the altar in the ancient Temple as a token offering every Sabbath by the priests
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establishment religion
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idk
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why paganism became tempting for the jews
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1.common for the area
2.it was assoicated w/ fertility, seemed good for the economy 3.it served the establishment and provided stability & explanation for why things were the way they were |
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conflict between the types of yahweh worship within judah and israel
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belief that yahweh alone should be worshipped
bible was identified as a form of paganism |
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process that led to the conquest of judah
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-Babylon conquers Jerusalem in 597 and makes Zedekiah their puppet king on the condition that he pay tribute
-587 Zedekiah stops paying tribute and the Babylonians decide to destroy Judah |
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king saul
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first king of israel
filed to estab centralized govt huge shmuck |
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king david
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great deal of blood
youngest of jesses sons chosen king of israel killed goliath |
