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43 Cards in this Set
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Pious |
Devoutly religious |
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Interrogating |
Questioning |
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Sages |
Wise persons; mentor |
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Monocle |
Spectacle for one eye |
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Infernal |
Relating to the heat of hell |
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Lucidity |
Awareness; clearness of thought |
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Oblivion |
Being unaware or unconscious of what is happening |
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Colic |
Sudden violent outburst of pain in the abdomen or bowels |
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Compulsory |
Mandatory; required |
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Camaraderie |
Mutual trust and friendship |
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Concurred |
Agreed; approved |
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Altruistic |
Selfless concern for the well being of others |
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Cynical |
Distrustful of human sincerity |
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Famished |
Extremely hungry |
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Untenable |
Unable to be defended against attack or objection |
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Dissipitated |
Dispersed or scattered |
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Gallows |
Wooden frame for hanging people, usually criminals |
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Sabotage |
Subversion; destructive action or interference by an enemy |
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Grandeur |
Splendor; impressiveness |
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Salvation |
Deliverance from sin and it's consequences |
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Lament |
Express grief |
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Atonement |
Reparation for a wrong |
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Crucible |
Severe test or trial |
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Infirmary |
Sick room; hospital |
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Dysentery |
Severe diarrhea caused by infection |
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Inflection |
Change of intonation or pitch in the voice |
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Deluded |
Deceived; fooled |
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Evacuation |
Mass departure or retreat from an area |
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Exodus |
Mass departure of people, especially emigrants |
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Emaciated |
Thin; gaunt; haggard |
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Parched |
Extremely thirsty |
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Transcended |
Went beyond the limits; surpassed |
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Deprivations |
Lack of basic necessities or comforts of life |
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Melancholy |
Sadness; depression |
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Poignant |
Evoking a keen sense of sadness; emotionally moving |
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Apathy |
Lack of emotion or passions |
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Inert |
Lacking the ability or strength to move |
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Mauling |
Wounding by scratching or tearing |
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Vulnerable |
Capable of being hurt physically or emotionally |
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Grudgingly |
Reluctantly |
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Prostrate |
Lying stretched out, often face down, overcome with distress or exhaustion |
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Unprecedented |
Never heard of or done before |
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Contemplating |
Looking thoughtfully for a long time |