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12 Cards in this Set
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Clemency
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Mercy in the exercise of authority or power; leniency toward an offender or enemy.
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Contumely
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Insulting or offending contemptuous treatment which tends to inflict dishonor and humiliation upon some one; a humiliating insult.
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Dirge
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A funeral song or lament; any song or poem expressing mourning.
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Frugality
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The quality of being thrifty; not spending or using unnecessarily.
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Hiatus
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A break or interruption in something; a gap; a pause.
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Lapidary
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One who works at Cutting, polishing or engraving gems.
Pertaining to the art of cutting or engraving precious stones. |
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Mendicant
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A beggar.
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Penury
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Extreme poverty.
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Plagiarism
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The act of stealing and using the ideas or writings of another as ones own.
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Precursor
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A person or thing that goes before and heralds the coming of another person or thing; one who precedes another in a course or office.
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Sanction
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Authoritative permission for an action.
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Sinecure
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A well-paid position with little or no responsibility.
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