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15 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalent (adj.)
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Undecided; neutral; wishy-washy
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Antecedent (n.)
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someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it.
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Ascetic (adj.)
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Hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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Capricious (adj.)
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Unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Confluence (n.)
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flowing together, espescially of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together.
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Culpable (adj.)
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deserving blame; guilty
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Dissipate (v.)
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to thin out, drift away, or dissolve, to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander
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Erudite (n.)
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Scholarly; deeply learned
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Farcical (adj.)
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Absurd; ludicrous
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Genteel (adj.)
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Refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement
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Homogenous (adj.)
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uniform; made entirely of one thing
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Impeccable (adj.)
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flawless; entirely without sin
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Indignant (adj.)
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angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unfair; insulted
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Insurgent (n.)
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a rebel; someone who revolts against a government
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Lampoon (v.)
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To satirize; to mock; to parody
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