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34 Cards in this Set
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repudiate
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to reject as having no authority or binding force
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censure
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strong or vehement expression of disapproval
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turbid
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not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured
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penal
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of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses
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servility
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slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning
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eddying
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a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion
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repose
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a state of quiet restfulness; peace or tranquility
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sinuous
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having many curves, bends, or turns; winding
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pallid
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pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
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reputedly
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according to reputation or popular belief
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limpidity
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clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air
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ignoble
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of low character, aims, etc; mean; base
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fecund
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producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful
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repatriated
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to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship
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abjection
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the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible
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abettor
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to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something
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resplendent
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shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
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vestry
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a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects are kept; sacristy
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alms
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money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity
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flouted
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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock
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corrosive
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having the quality of corroding or eating away, erosive
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harbinger
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
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cataclysm
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any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature
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zenith
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a highest point or state; culmination
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myopic
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unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted
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perfidious
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deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
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erudition
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knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship
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eminence
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high station, rank, or repute
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intransigent
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refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible
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vermin
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an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively
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senility
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that state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age
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subcutaneous
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situated or lying under the skin, as tissue
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portent
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an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous
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