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30 Cards in this Set
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ennui
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extreme boredom
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Apathy
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A state of carelessness, resignation
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Cynicism
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To look down on everyone as though they only act for selfish interests
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Bellicose
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War-like (speech), getting in someones face
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Obfuscating
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to obscure the real issue
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Schism
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a split
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Peripheral
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on the edges
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to subvert
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to sneakily corrupt
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uxorious
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excessively trying to please one's wife
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homage
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to pay respects
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Indolent
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lazy
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jaded
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numb, over something, "been there done that" attitude
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Invariable
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doesn't change
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visceral
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To have a strong reaction so that you feel it in your guts
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venal
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bribable
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Arbitrary
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completely pointless, but there to provide structure or rules
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catharsis
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an emotionally heavy renewing experiece
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Boon
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a positive
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eschatology
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the study of what happens after death
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choleric
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angry
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corporeal
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of the body
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dissolute
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the dissolving of morals
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ethereal
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fluffy, whiffy, made of air
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neologism
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a new made up word
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seminal
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the seed of an idea, moment etc
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lugubrious
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gloomy, mornful
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nascent
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processing, being born
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Sanguine
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calm, hopeful
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Truism
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a statement that is completely obvious
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Tautology
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defining something by what it is
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