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69 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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general, not concrete
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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alleviate
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to ease pain or a burden
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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candor
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sincerity ; openness
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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comprehensive
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large in scope of content
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contemporary
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current, modern, from the same time
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort, hard-working
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dubious
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doubtful, of unlikely authenticity
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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egregious
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conspicously bad or offensive
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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florid
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descibing flowery or elaborate speech
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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hackneyed
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worn-out through overuse; trite
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idealize
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to consider perfect
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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inherent
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inborn; built-in
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innovative
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introducing something new
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inveterate
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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laudatory
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giving praise
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maverick
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one who resists adherence to a group
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mollify
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to calm or to soothe
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novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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obdurate
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stubborn, inflexible
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objectivity
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treating facts uninfluenced by emotion
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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paramount
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a chief concern or importance
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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profound
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having great depth or seriousness
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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spurious
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not genuine;false'counterfeit
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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superfluous
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extra;unnecessary
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength;unsure;weak
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timorous
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timid, fearful about the future
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transitory
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short-lived; temporary
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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nefarious
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extremely wicked, corrupt, treacherous
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disingenuous
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cunning, deceitful, two-faced
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lament
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grieve, regret, mourn
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piety
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devotion,loyalty
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dissipate
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consume, deplete, dissolve
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nihilist (nihilism)
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rebel, terrorist, insurgent, revolter
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iniquity
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evil, injustice, unfairness, cruelness
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predilection
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bias, preference, weakness, mind-set
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ascertain
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ensure, confirm, discover, verify
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appease
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satisfy, pacify, soothe
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loathsome
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hateful, revolting
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incense
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anger, enrage, infuriate
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ascribe
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charge, assign, accredit, entrust, empower
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afflicted
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altered, moved, impressed, influenced
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contentious
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aggressive, threatening, hostile
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effrontery
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arrogance, impudence
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unintelligible
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not understandable, unclear
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inaudibly
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silently, unclearly
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indictment
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accusation, presecution, incrimination
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