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20 Cards in this Set
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What is the definintion of commemorate?
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To call to rememberance
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What is the definintion of dire?
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Desperately urgent
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What is the definintion of epitaph?
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An inscription on a tombstone
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What is the definintion of eulogy?
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Commendatory oration in honor of one deceased
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What is the definintion of immortality?
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Unending existence
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What is the definintion of longevity?
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Long duration of human life
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What is the definintion of predator?
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One that preys/devours/destroys
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What is the definintion of quarry?
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A heap of game that is killed in one hunt
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What is the definintion of sustenance?
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Supplying with the necessaries of life
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What is the definintion of vital?
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Existing as a manifestation of life
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What is the definintion of transcendent?
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Exceeding usual limits
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What is the definintion of peregrination?
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To travel on foot on a long journey
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What is the definintion of convoluted?
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Intricate
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What is the definintion of dispassionate?
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Not influenced by strong feelings
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What is the definition of allure?
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The power of attraction
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What is the definition of oblique?
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Vague and sideways of the point
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What is the definition of enigma?
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Obscure speech/writing
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What is the definition of asceticism?
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Practicing trict self-denial as a measure of personal especially spiritual discipline
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What is the definition of renounce?
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To give up by formal declaration
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What is the definition of fulminate?
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Verbal attack
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