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67 Cards in this Set
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abjured
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renounced, gave up under oath
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appellation
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name (thing or person)
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asunder
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apart
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avarice
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greed
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bane
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destruction
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blackguard
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scoundrel
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cambric
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thin, plain cotton fabric, usually white
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churlish
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mean
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clamour
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uproar, complaining
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compunction
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hesitation, sense of regret
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consumption
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tuberculosis
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copious
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abundance or fullness of thoughts or words
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curate
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clergyman
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deranged
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insane
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destitute
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utterly lacking
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diabolical
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devilish
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dilatory
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slow
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discomfited
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confused, frustrated
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disenchanted
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freed from illusion or false belief
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dispatched
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hastened
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disquietude
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restlessness
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dissented
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disagreed
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dissipation
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intemperance, excessive drinking
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elysium
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paradise
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emulated
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imitated, rivaled
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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epistle
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letter
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execration
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profanity
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expedient
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proper, suitable for purpose
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filial
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having the relation of a child to a parent
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heterodox
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heretical
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immolation
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burning to destruction
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impertinence
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arrogance
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importuned
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begged
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incipient
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initial
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interdict
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prohibition
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iteration
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repeated statement
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lachrymose
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mournful
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languid
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indifferent
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magisterial
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imperious
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malignancy
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dangerous
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misanthropist
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cynic, hater of humankind
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mortified
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humiliated
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munificent
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generous
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obviated
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made unnecessary
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odious
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horrible
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paragon
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model or pattern of excellence
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paroxysm
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spasm
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penetralium
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innermost part of a building
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reproached
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blamed
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reproved
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disapproved, rebuked
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sagacity
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intelligence
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salubrious
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healthful
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scruple
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principle
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sexton
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church official
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smiting
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charming
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soliloquized
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talked to oneself
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sundry
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various
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tacit
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silent
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tenure
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possession
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trepidation
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trembling fear, alarm, or agitation
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usurped
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wrongfully took up
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vapid
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dull
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vigilant
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wary
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vindictive
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vengeful
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vociferating
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shouting
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