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20 Cards in this Set
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callous
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emotionally hardened
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jovial
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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pique
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a sudden outburst of anger
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sardonic
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disdainfully or ironically humorous: scornful and mocking
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wistful
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showing pensive sadness
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acquiescent
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willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without permission
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irascible
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quickly aroused to anger
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saturnine
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bitter or scornful
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rancorous
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showing deep-seated resentment
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halcyon
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marked by peace and prosperity
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abstruse
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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rapturous
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feeling great rapture or delight
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timorous
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timid by nature or revealing timidity
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cantankerous
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stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
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altruistic
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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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secular
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characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
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maudlin
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effusively or insincerely emotional
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revetent
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feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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facetious
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cleverly amusing in tone
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