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18 Cards in this Set
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Integrity
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(Noun) firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values
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enamor
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(Verb) to cause to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination
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Preposterous
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(Adjective) contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
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Illustrious
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(Adjective) notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions
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Subterfuge
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(Noun) a deceptive device or stratagem; deception
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Penance
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(Noun) an act of self-abasement or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin
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Proclaim
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(Verb) to declare publicly
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Rectify
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(Verb) to set right; to remedy
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Fervent
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(Adjective) exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous
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Deter
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(Verb) to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
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Absolution
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(Noun) the act of setting free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
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Consecrate
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(Verb) to make or declare sacred
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Insomnia
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(Noun) prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep
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Transmutation
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(Noun) the conversion of one element into another either naturally or artificially
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Ruminate
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(Verb) to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
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Debilitate
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(Verb) to impair the strength of; to weaken
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Contraband
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(Noun) goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden
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Commemorate
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(Verb) to call to remembrance; to mark by some ceremony or observation
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