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15 Cards in this Set
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TRANSCENDENTALISM
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belief in human perfectibility and then working to achieve this goal (intuition, self-reliance, and individualism)
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UTOPIAN
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a perfect society
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RENAISSANCE
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"rebirth" or the "coming of age" time period in American History when a large amount of literary masterpieces were written
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CONVICTION
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belief
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MANIFEST
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plain; clear
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AVERSION
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intense dislike
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INTEGRITY
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sound moral principles; honesty
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PERTINENT
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to the point; applying to the situation
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ENCUMBRANCE
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burden; hindrance; stumbling block
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IMPERVIOUS
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resistance; impenetrable
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SUPERFLUOUS
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unnecessary
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SUBLIME
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used as; that which inspires awe; magnificent; grand
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DERISION
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ridicule; contempt
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TUMULTUOUS
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stormy; turbulent
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JAUNT
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a short journey
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