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18 Cards in this Set
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august
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adj - noble; imposing
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contrite
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adj - sorry for something one has done
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contrition
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noun - remorse
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curmudgeon
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noun - a bad-tempered or mean person
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despondent
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adj - sad; dejected; in low spirits
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ensconce
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verb - to hide safely
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desultory
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adj - jumping from one thing to another with no plan, purpose or logical connection
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hegemony
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noun - authority or control, especially of one state over another within a confederation
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supercilious
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adj 1 arrogantly disdainful or contemptuous. 2 self-importantly judgemental
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nemesis
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noun - 1 retribution or just punishment. 2 something that brings this
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putative
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adj - supposed; assumed
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prognosticate
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verb - to foretell
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puerile
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adj - childish; silly; immature
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splenetic
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adj - bad-tempered; spiteful
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stultify
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verb - 1 to make someone or something appear absurd, foolish, contradictory, etc. 2 to cause something to be useless, worthless, futile, etc. 3 to dull the mind of someone, eg with tedious tasks
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vapid
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adj - dull; uninteresting; insipid
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wrest
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verb - 1 to turn or twist something. 2 to pull or wrench something away, especially from someone else's grasp or possession. 3 to extract (a statement or promise, etc) with force or difficulty
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zeitgeist
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noun - the spirit of the age; the attitudes or viewpoint of a specific period
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