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20 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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(n.) luxuries, extras
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aperture
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(n.) opening, gap
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dissidence
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(n.) discontent, disagreement
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epicurean
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(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of plesure
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improvident
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(adj.) not thrifty
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iniquity
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(n.) wickedness, sin
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inviolable
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(adj.) sacred, sacrosanct
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mutable
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(adj.) open to or capable of change
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nascent
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(adj.) just beginning
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obeisance
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(n.) body movement indicating submission, respect
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panegyric
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(n.) formal praise, encomium
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pillory
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(n.) a device for publicy punishing offenders
(v.) to expose to public contempt |
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pittance
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(n.) a woefuly meager portion
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presage
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(v.) to foreshadow, predict
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progeny
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(n.) offspring, children
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promulgate
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(v.) to proclaim or issue officially
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rectitude
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(n.) righteousness, correctness
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restive
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(adj.) restless, fidgety
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seraphic
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(adj.) angelic, heavenly
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subsist
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(v.) to have existence, survive
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