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65 Cards in this Set
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Herald
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A sign that something is about to happen
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Ignoble
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Not honorable in character or person
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Impeach
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Call into question the integrity or validity of, to throw out of office
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Impel
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Drive, force, or urge to do something
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Implacable
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Relentless, unstoppable
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Incredulity
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The state of being unwilling or unable to believe in something
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Incumbent
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Necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility
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Infamous
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Well known for some bad quality or deed
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Inviolate
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Free or safe from injury or violation
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Laconic
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A speech or style of writing using very few words
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Laudable
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An action, idea, or goal that deserves praise and commendation
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Lavation
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The act of water washing against or over something
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Levity
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Humor or frivolity, the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
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Lucrative
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Producing a great deal of profit
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Magnanimous
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Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
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Mincing
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Cut up or grind food in very small pieces, walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness
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Modicum
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A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable
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Mollify
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Appease the anger or anxiety of
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Munificent
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A gift or sum of money larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
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Mutiny
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An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers
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Myriad
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A countless or extremely great number
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Obsecrate
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Earnest pleading or supplication
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Pecuniary
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Of, relating to, or consisting of money
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Piscatory
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Of or concerning fishing
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Poltroon
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A coward
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Porringer
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A small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup
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Potentate
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A monarch or ruler
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Profligate
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Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
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Projectile
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An object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon
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Propensity
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An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
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Proscribed
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Forbid by law
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Recompense
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Make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered, compensate
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Refraction
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The fact or phenomenon of light being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another
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Retinue
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A group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
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Ruminate
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Think deeply about something
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Sacristan
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Person in charge of the room where the priest prepares for service and its contents
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Sagacity
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Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, shrewd
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Sequestration
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The act of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met
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Servility
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Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
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Smite
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Strike with a firm blow
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Sonorous
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An imposingly deep or full voice
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Stealth
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Cautious and surreptitious action or movement
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Sublime
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Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
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Succor
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Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress
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Sundry
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Of various kinds, several
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Superlative
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Of the highest quality or degree
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Supplicatory
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Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
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Temerity
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Excessive confidence or boldness
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Tenacity
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Not readily letting go of, giving up
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Tocsin
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An alarm bell or signal
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Transitory
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Not permanent
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Tremulous
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Shaking or quivering slightly
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Tribunal
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A court of justice
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Tumbrel
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An open cart that tilted backward to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
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Unmitigated
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Absolute, unqualified
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Unscrupulous
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Having or showing no moral principles, not honest or fair
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Urchin
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A mischievous young child who is raggedly dressed
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Vestige
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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
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Visage
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A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features
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Vociferate
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Shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently
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Conducive
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Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible
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Dubious
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Hesitating or doubting
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Fervent
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Having or displaying a passionate intensity
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Furtive
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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble, secretive
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Glib
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Fluent and wordy but insincere and shallow
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