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23 Cards in this Set
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Orthodox
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conforming to established beliefs, conventional
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sanctimonious
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pretending to be pious and devout, false piety
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Appreciate
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to rise in value
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Depreciate
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to fall in value
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Dearth
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an inadequate supply, scarcity
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Duty
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to tax on imports
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Renumeration
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payment due for service
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Belligerent
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at war, engaging in hostilities
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Coerece
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to compel, to use force to achieve one's goal
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covenant
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a solemn and binding agreement
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Demarcation
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the settling or making of boundaries or limits
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Dissolution
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to dissolve, fall apart
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Dominion
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to have supreme authority over
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Mandate
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an authoritative command requiring someone to do something
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Sedition
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to incite resistance against a lawful authority
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Olfactory
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connected with the sense of smell
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Palatable
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agreeable to the taste, hence acceptable
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Savory
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appetizing to the taste or smell
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tactile
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connected with the sense of touch
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unpalatable
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not agreeable to the taste, hence unacceptable
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unsavory
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distasteful, disagreeable
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abstruse
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difficult to understand, very abstract
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aesthetics
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the study of beauty
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