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30 Cards in this Set
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Malice
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Desire to cause pain or injury to another
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Wan
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unhealthily pale, especially from illness or grief
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Blatant
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offensively showy
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Deter
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discourage or prevent
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Concur
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agree
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Oath
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solemn appeal to God as a pledge of sincerity
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Contemporary
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occurring or existing at the same time
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Credulous
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gullible; too easily convinced that something is true
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Ardor
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warmth of feeling
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Apparatus
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equipment; complex machine or device
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Hoax
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Act intended to trick or dupe (synonym of ruse)
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Ostracize
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exclude by common consent
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Peruse
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to read or examine something, usually in a careful and thorough way or taking time to do it OR to read through or scan something quickly
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Elucidate
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to explain or clarify something (synonym of "eloborate")
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Mendicant
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beggar or friar; begging for and living on money given by strangers
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Haughty
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disdainfully proud; behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way
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Smite
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hit somebody or something with a hard blow
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Dormant
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not actively growing or functioning
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Incite
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arouse to action
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zenith
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highest point
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Jovial
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cheerful
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Lexicon
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dictionary; a reference book that alphabetically lists words and their meanings
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Chaff
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seed coverings removed by threshing OR worthless thing (waste)
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Raze
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completely destroy a place
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Pernicious
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causing serious harm; malicious
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Minutiae
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very small or unimportant details
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Prehensile
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able to grasp something
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repugnant
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offensive; completely unacceptable; revolting
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Taciturn
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silent by nature, reserved in speech or manner
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Abjure
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formally renounce something; deny yourself something (synonym of "repudiate")
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