1-9 Flashcards
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Arson
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Act of setting fires purposely
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Arbor
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Area shrouded by trees
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Charade
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Game of acting out words or sentences
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Clientele
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Patrons, habitual customers as a group
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Cloister
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A place of religious seclusion, home for nuns
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Echelon
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A steplike formation of troops or planes, a subdivision of an organization
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Harlot
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Prostitute, whore
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Legion
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A roman military unit of several thousand men
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Litany
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A responsive prayer or religious service
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Manacle
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Shackle, handcuff
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Maxim
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A wise saying, aphorism, proverb
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Memento
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A reminder, warning, souvenir
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Mosaic
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Inlaid art work, design made from bits of glass or stone set in cement
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Nadir
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Lowest point, opposite of zenith
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Nirvana
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State of blessedness, reunion with Brahma
