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43 Cards in this Set
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dilate
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widen; expand
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refuge
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safe have
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enervate
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to weaken; destroy the strength of
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celestial
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of sky and heavens
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fervent
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showing great intensity of spirit
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ardent
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passionate; intense
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ardour
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strong enthusiasm
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requisite
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required
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peruse
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read closely
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effusion
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something that effuses; an unrestrained reaction
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niche
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situation especially suited to someone
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inure
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to accustom to hardship; to toughen
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fortnight
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two weeks
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dauntless
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fearless
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capacious
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capable of holding a lot; very spacious
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dross
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worthless stuff
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amass
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to gather for oneself
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inexorable
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unyielding; won't be moved
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prudence
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discretion; careful judgement
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traverse
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travel
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allusion
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reference
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cabriolet
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a two-wheeled horse carriage w/ a folding top
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promontory
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a high ridge of land or rock jutting out over water
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tempest
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a violent storm
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carnage
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a massive slaughter; a massacre
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alleviate
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to make more bearable; to lighten
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depravity
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moral corruption
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ignominious
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despicable; deserving shame or disgrace
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exculpated
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cleared of guilt or blame
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solemnity
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the quality of being solemn
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execrated
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declared to be hateful; denounced
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tomorous
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timid; full of apprehension
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bauble
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a small, showing ornament of little value; a trinket
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guile
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treacherous cunning; skillful deceit
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manacled
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confined or restrained by manacles
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absolution
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the formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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odburate
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; hardhearted
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perdition
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loss of the soul; eternal damnation
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avowal
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a frank admission or acknowledgement
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lamentation
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the act of lamenting
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complacency
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a false of (false) contentment or self-satisfaction
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fortitude
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strength of mind enabling one to endure pain with courage
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ephemeral
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lasting for a brief time; temporary
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