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49 Cards in this Set
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altruism
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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others
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anachronism
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something out of place in time or history
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blithe
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carefree; cheerful
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Bourgeois
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Middle Class, usually in a pejorative sense
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cacophony
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a harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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circumlocution
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An indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
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debilitate
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to weaken; to cripple
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deleterious
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harmful
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ebullient
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boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
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egregious
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extremely bad; flagrant
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Farcical
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Absurd; ludicrous
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flout
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disregard something out of disrespect
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hiatus
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a break or interruption; often from work
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histrionic
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overly dramatic; theatrical
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imminent
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just about to happen
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impervious
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not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
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irascible
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easily angered or provoked; irritable
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irrevocable
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irreversible
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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kinetic
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having to do with motion; lively; active
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labyrinth
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a maze; something like a maze
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largess
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generous giving of gifts (or the gifts themselves); philanthropy
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machination
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scheming activity for an evil purpose
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malleable
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easy to bend or shape
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nebulous
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vague; hazy; indistinct
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nihilism
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the belief that there are no morals or values in the universe
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obfuscate
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to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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obsequious
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fawning; subservient; sucking up to
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palpable
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capable of being touched; obvious; tangible
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parochial
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narrow or confine point of view; provincial
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querulous
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complaining; whining; grumbling
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quixotic
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romantic or idealist to a foolish or impractical degree
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rancor
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bitter; long-lasting ill will or resentment
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
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saccharine
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sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
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sagacious
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discerning; shrewd; keen in judgement; wise
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taciturn
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untalkative by nature
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tenacious
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persistant; stubborn; not letting go
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unconscionable
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not controlled by the conscience; unscrupulous
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urbane
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poised; sophisticated; refined
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verbose
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using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory
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vicarious
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experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
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vitriolic
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caustic; full of bitterness
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volatile
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quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
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verisimilitude
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similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looks like the real thing
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vicissitude
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upheaval; natural change; change in fortune
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wanton
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malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious
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zealous
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enthusiastically devoted to something
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