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17 Cards in this Set
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Posterity
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the decendants of any person
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verity
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truth; conformity to fact
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oracle
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the medium by which a god was supposed to speak or make known his will
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parricide
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one who murders either of his parents
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rebuke
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to beat down or force back
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naught
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nothing
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ecstacy
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the state of being "beside oneself", thrown into a frenzy
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malice
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Bad quality
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levy
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the action of collecting an assessment
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eminence
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distinguished superiority
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jocund
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feeling or expressing cheerfulness
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tyrant
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one who seizes upon the sovereign power in a state without legal right; an absolute ruler
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malevolence
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the disposition to wish evil to others
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homage
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Formal acknowledgement of allegiance to your king
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pine
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to cause to suffer; to torment
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exasperate
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to make more grievous or painful; to aggravate
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rue
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to regret
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