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30 Cards in this Set
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Acrid |
Sharp |
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Boorish |
Ill Mannered |
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Cynical |
Believing that people act only out of selfish motives |
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Epistle |
A letter |
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Heresy |
Against orthodox opinion |
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Lance |
Spear |
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Obscure |
Difficult to understand |
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Poignant |
Deeply moving |
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Respite |
A break |
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Terse |
Concise |
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Acrophobia |
Fear of heights |
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Bourgeois |
Middle class |
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Debility |
Weakness |
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Epistolary |
Concerned with letters |
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Hiatus |
Interruption |
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Languid |
Tired |
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Obscured |
Hidden |
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Poised |
Calm |
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Resplendent |
Shining |
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Therapeutic |
Medicinal |
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Acuity |
Sharpness |
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Braggart |
Someone who boasts |
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Debunking |
Exposing false claims or myths |
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Epitomized |
Characterized |
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Hidebound |
Rigid in opinions |
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Languish |
Decay |
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Obsequious |
Servile |
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Polemical |
Causing debate or argument |
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Restorative |
A tonic |
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Thwart |
Prevent |
