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60 Cards in this Set
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ponderous
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massive, unwieldy
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edifice
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a building of important size
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inauspicious
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ill-omened
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portal
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doorway or enterance
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frailty
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a weakness moral or physical
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indubitable
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unquestionable; undoubtedly
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scourged
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whipped, flogged; chastened severely
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vagrant
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wandering beggar; tramp
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demeanor
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a person's manner toward others
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transgressor
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sinner
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rotund
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plump
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grisly
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horrifying; gruesome
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evanescent
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transitory, fleeting
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ignominy
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dishono; degradation
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pillory
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wooden framework with holes for hands and head -- used as punishment
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vie
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to contend or compete with
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cloister
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a place of religious seclusion
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visage
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the face or facial expression of a person
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grievous
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serious or dire; grave
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infamy
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a bad reputation; notoriety
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mien
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manner;appearance
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eminent
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distinguished as in reputation
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unadulterated
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not mixed or diluted; pure
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tremulous
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fearful, timid
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plaintive
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sorrowful; mournful
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lurid
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causing shock or horror
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remorseless
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merciless
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somber
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dark; gloomy; melancholy
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inscrutable
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impenetrable; enigmatic
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progenitor
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a direct ancestor
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mortify
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to shame, humiliate
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penitence
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repentance for one's sins
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insidious
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spreading harm in a stealthy way
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venerable
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worthy of respect by virtue of position, dignity, or age
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vulgar
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common; ill-bred; offensive
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balm
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something that soothes or comforts
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adverse
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hostile; unfavorable
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ensue
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to follow imediately
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revile
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to denounce with abusive language
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perverse
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obstinately persisting in an error or fault
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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ludicrous
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absurd, ridiculous
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pristine
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in a pure uncorrupted state
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impervious
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cannot be penetrated or affected
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attribute
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characteristic; trait
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exigency
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urgent requirement; pressing need
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physiognomy
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facial features
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annals
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records; histories
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temporal
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pertaining to time; worldly as opposed to spiritual
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sunder
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break apart; divide
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vindicate
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to clear of blame; to justify
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zeal
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enthusiastic and diligent devotion
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heterogeneous
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consisting of unlike parts
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deportment
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conduct, esp. correct conduct
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impel
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to urge; compel
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intrusive
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entering rudely or inappropriately
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vilify
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to defame; to belittle maliciously
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intimated
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hinted; implied subtly
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conjurer
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magician; sorcerer
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premeditated
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planned or plotted in advance
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