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30 Cards in this Set
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allusive
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using indirect references to a person place event or other lit work
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details, in learning
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terse
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concise, short
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brash
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hasty, rash, no sensitivity
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accepting
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regarding something as proper, tolerating
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acerbic
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sharp, biting, harsh
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irate
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extremely angry, enraged
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reverent
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showing respect
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irreverent
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lacking respect
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judicious
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exhibiting sound judgment
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nostalgic
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longing for the past
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skeptical
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questioning or disbelieving
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remorseful
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pain or sorrow over ones sins
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ominous
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menacing, threatening, foreshadowing evil
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empathetic
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sense and understand someone else's feelings
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resigned
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feeling acquiescent, unresisting, unprotesting
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bombastic
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pompous in speech or writing
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sardonic
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scornfully mocking
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pernicious
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destructive, causing great harm
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rational
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of sound mind, consistent with logic
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cogent
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valid, appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning
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pragmatic
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practical, dealing with facts or occurences
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laudatory
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expressing praise
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hackneyed
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overfamiliar, overused
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pugnacious
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ready to fight, belligerent
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rancorous
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bitter, longlasting resentment
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pejorative
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belittling, having an insulting sense
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caustic
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harsh, corrosive, biting
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fractious
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resistant to authority
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melancholy
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sadness, gloom, pensive reflection
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