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35 Cards in this Set
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denigrating
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belittling, denying the importance of
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foreboding
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a dark sense of impending evil
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intrepid
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resolute courage, fearless
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discern
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to perceive; to recognize mentally, seperate
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proximity
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nearness
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diabolical
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wicked or cruel
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virile
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masculine
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psuedo
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false
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guile
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cunning
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altruism
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benevolence
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plethora
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many
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erudite
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learned
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lampoon
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satire that uses humor to attack
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure
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macabre
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representation of death
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levity
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frivolity, lack of steadyness
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solicitous
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anxious of concerned, careful
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cryptic
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hidden, secret, occult
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laudatory
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containing or expressing praise
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histrionic
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excessivly dramatic or emotional
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chartatan
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phony, one who poses as a proffessional
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proclivity
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natural habitat or tendency
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supercilious
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haughtily aloof
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diatribe
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bitter abuse, denuciation
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benign
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not dangerous
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sentio
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sententious
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given to excessive moralizing
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narcissism
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self absorbtion
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bellicose
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inclined to fight
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smooth flowing
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vignette
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short, graceful literary sketch
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arcane
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known or understood only by those with special knowledge
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juxtaposition
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the placement of two things side by side
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elegiac
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characterized by an expression of grief
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repungance
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strong dislike, distaste, antagonism
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acumen
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mental keenness, insight
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