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17 Cards in this Set
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sojourner |
a visitor |
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obtrude |
to thrust something out at people |
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impertinent |
irrelevant |
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pertinent |
relevant |
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penance |
a punishment given by the Catholic Church to rid someone of their sin |
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Bramins |
members of the highest caste of Hinduism from which priests are drawn |
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breadth |
width |
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trifling |
unimportant |
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slew |
past tense of slay, to kill someone |
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suckled |
to give a baby or young animal milk from a breast or from an udder |
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condemned |
to cause someone to suffer or live in difficult or unpleasant conditions |
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encumbrance |
a claim (as a mortgage) against property |
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subdue |
to get control of |
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superfluously |
beyond what is needed : not necessary |
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toil |
struggle |
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frivolous |
not deserving serious attention |
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divinity |
the formal study of religion, religious practices, and religious beliefs |
