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43 Cards in this Set
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ponderous
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very heavy, massive
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pertains
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concerns, has to do with
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edifice
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a building, esp. a large imposing one
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inauspicious
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not favorable, unlucky
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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venerable
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impressive because of age or historic or religious associations
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iniquity
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wickedness, an unjust or unrighteous act
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ignominious
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shameful, humiliating
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haughty
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proud in a scornful way, arrogant
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inferred
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drawn as a conclusion
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disdainful
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proudly aloof, scornful
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remonstrance
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an objection, a complaint
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visage
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face, facial features
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manifest
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evident, obvious
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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amenable
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responsive, cooperative
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demeanor
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outward behavior
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intimated
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hinted at
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peremptory
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absolute, undeniable, final
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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feigned
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pretended
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lurid
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vived in a shocking way, sensational
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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inscrutable
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mysterious, not easily understood
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repugnance
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extreme distaste
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exhortation
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an earnest warning, a strong urging
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talisman
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an object with magic power, a charm
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apprehension
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anxious feeling about the future
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mutability
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changeability
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caprice
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whim, sudden change of mind
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inexplicable
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that which cannot be explained or understood
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perverse
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diffrent from what is considered right, contrary
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malicious
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spiteful, intentionally harmful
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constrained
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forced
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evoked
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called forth
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inviolable
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sacred, not to be injured
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reviled
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used abusive language toward
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impelled
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drove, forced, compelled
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imperatively
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in a demanding way
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behest
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bidding, command
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transgressions
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sins, acts that are against the law
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imbibes
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drinks in, absorbs
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adduced
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stated as reasons
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