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50 Cards in this Set
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adherent
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a follower of something such as a leader, party philosophy, or profession
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appease
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to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles
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approbation
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official approval,praise,commedation
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arduous
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excessive blodness,rashness,daring
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atone
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to make amends
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audacity
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excessice boldness, rashness, daring
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benevolence
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kindness, generosity, charity
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blasphemous
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irreverent, profane
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calamity
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a serious event causing distress or missfortune
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callow
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immature, inexerienced
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capricious
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changing suddenly, fickle
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communal
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pertaining to a group or community
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contempt
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scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
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copious
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abundant
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deft
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skillul, adroit
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degeneration
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a state of decline
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derision
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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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desecrate
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to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate
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desolate
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deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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despairing
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hopeless, despondent, discouraged
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discern
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to differentiate between two or more things
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discord
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lack of agreement, tension, strife
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dispatch
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to send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness
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enthralling
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captivating, spellbinding
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esoteric
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understood only by a small group or a select few
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exacting
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demanding, requiring great care
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expedient
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appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right or just
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feint
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a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
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ferment
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state of agitation, commotion
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ferocity
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savagery
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Flourish
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to thrive, to grow well
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fugitive
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a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering
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grievous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or gave
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harbingers
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things that precede and forecast
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idolatry
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worshio of idols, excessive devotion
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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improvidence
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not providing for the future, not thrifty
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impudent
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disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
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incipient
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beginning to come into being, the early stage of something
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kindle
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to start a fire, to stir up
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luxuriant
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abundant in growth, very fertile
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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malicious
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motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm
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mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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ominous
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threatening
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pacifistic
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opposed to war or use of force
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perpetuate
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to prolong the existence of something
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plaintive
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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poignant
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piercing, incisive, and keen
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