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68 Cards in this Set
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Catholic
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broad in scope, universe
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correlate
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bring together
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deduce
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figure out
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durance
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imprisonment
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equivocal
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misleading, doubtful
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excrescence
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outgrowth
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halcyon
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peaceful
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inanimate
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lacking life, dull
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lunar
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of the moon
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misdemeanor
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minor crime
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parson
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clergyman
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pulsate
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throb
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referendum
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direct vote on a proposed law
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roe
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fish's eggs, European deer
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symposium
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conference for discussing some subject
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venire
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panel from which jurors are selected
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accounter
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equip
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axiom
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self-evident truth
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bereft
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deprived, left lonely by some loss
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cortage
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train of attendants, procession of mourners
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gratuitous
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free, uncalled for
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inveigle
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lure
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larva
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insect in its earliest stage after hatching
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magniloquent
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pompously boastful
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masticate
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chew
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nirvana
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a state of perfect blessedness
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octavo
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a page-size 6 inches by 9 inches
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peroration
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final part of a speech
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sacrilege
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disrespect for what is sacred
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suffuse
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spread over
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unimpeachable
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blameless
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verdant
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green
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affinity
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attraction, relationship
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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blasphemous
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showing irreverence for G-d
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decennial
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occuring every 10 years
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expatiate
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speak at great length
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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intercede
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plead in the behalf of someone, mediate
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linguist
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expert on languages
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words
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maudlin
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foolishly sentimental
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nugatory
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worthless
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pantheon
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group of persons most esteemed, temple for all the gods
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plethora
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excess
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smelt
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purify by melting. small, silvery fish.
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surrogate
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substitute
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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blasphemous
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showing irreverence for G-d
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upbraid
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scold
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vocal
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speaking openly and often, of the voice
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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bandanna
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brightly-colored handkerchief
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conclave
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private meeting. a meeting to elect a pope.
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depose
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remove
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deposition
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sworn statement
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influx
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mass arrival
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laconic
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concise
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Machiavellian
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cunning and deceitful
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marsupial
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having pouches for carrying the young
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melee
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brawl
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nullify
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make valueless
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papal
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of the pope
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psychosis
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severe mental illness
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sterling
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British money, pure silver, excellent
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synopsis
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summary
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utilize
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use
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zenith
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highest point. point in the sky directly above.
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