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20 Cards in this Set
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Augured
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(1) Verb
(2) To make predictions from signs or omens |
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Autumnal
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(1) Adjective
(2) Past maturity or middle life |
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Contumacious
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(1) Adjective
(2) Obstinately disobedient or rebellious |
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Countenance
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(1) Noun
(2) Appearance, especially the look or expression on the face |
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Deportment
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(1) Noun
(2) A manner of personal conduct; behavior |
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Heterodox
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(1) Adjective
(2) Not in accordance with accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox |
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*Iniquity
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(1) Noun
(2) A violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin |
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*Ignominy
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(1) Noun
(2) Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt |
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Infamy
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(1) Noun
(2) Extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act |
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Paramour
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(1) Noun
(2) A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship |
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Phantasmagoric
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(1) Noun
(2) A shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination |
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Physiognomy
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(1) Noun
(2) The art of judging human character from facial features |
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Malleable
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(1) Adjective
(2) Easily controlled or influenced |
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Repudiate
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(1) Verb
(2) To reject as having no authority or binding force |
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Satiate
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(1) Adjective
(2) Filled to fullness |
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Sepulcher
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(1) Noun
(2) A tomb, grave, or burial place |
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Utopia
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(1) Noun
(2) An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
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Visage
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(1) Noun
(2) The face, usually in reference to shape, features, expression, etc |
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Vivify
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(1) Verb
(2) To give or bring life to; animate |
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Tremulous
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(1) Adjective
(2) Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking |
