Collection 1: Balboa

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  1. mantle
    the cloak as a symbol of authority
  2. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  3. parasol
    a handheld collapsible source of shade
  4. flint
    a hard kind of stone
  5. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  6. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  7. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow before a religious superior or image
  8. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  9. provision
    a store or supply of something
  10. discord
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  11. apace
    rapidly; in a speedy manner
  12. distinction
    a differentiating quality
  13. epilepsy
    a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions
  14. Huguenot
    a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
  15. impale
    kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
  16. Inquisition
    a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
  17. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
  18. luxuriate
    enjoy to excess
  19. cede
    give over
  20. sever
    cut off from a whole
Created on Sun Jun 29 22:54:59 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 02 09:33:34 EDT 2014)

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