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49 Cards in this Set
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conventional
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based on accepted practice, customary
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undermine
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to hurt, weaken, or destroy
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dismissive
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rejecting someone's ideas or worth
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aesthetic
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relating to what is beautiful
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objective
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based on facts rather than personal feelings
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reconcile
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to adjust the differences between things, to reach an agreement
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speculative
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cannot be confirmed
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accessible
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approachable
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decorum
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correct behavior, proper etiquette
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impulsive
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tending to act on impule and without thought
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deride
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to laught at something ridiculous
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suppress
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to stop something from rising or coming out by holding it down
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complacent
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overly pleased with an accomplishment, self satisfied
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reverent
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deeply honory or respectful and so not joking around
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disparage
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to insult or put down
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relevant
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relating to the subject at hand
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prudent
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careful; cautious, having good judgment
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refute
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to prove wrong or false
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inevitable
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certain to happen, unavoidable
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innocuous
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harmless; not dangerous at all
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convey
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to reveal, to communicate
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profound
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wise, deep
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ironic
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a statement or situation that conveys a second meaning at odds with the apparent meaning
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ambivalent
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undecided, feeling positively and negatively towards something
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pragmatic
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gettign things done in an effective way; practical
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innovative
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new;revolutionary
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rational
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based on reason rather than emotions
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abstract
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based on general ideas, not solid or concrete
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distinct
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different, clear
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felicitous
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especially appropriate, pleasing
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diverse
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varying, something composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities
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trivial
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unimportant, insignificant
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discern
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to notice, to see clearly
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enhance
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to strengthen, to improve
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redundant
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extra, so not needed
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tempered
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mild, not severe or extreme
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dubious
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doubtful
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depict
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to represent in words or pictures
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compelling
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to arouse and irresistible feeling, forceful, engaging
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indifferent
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not caring about something
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embellish
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to decorate, to make beautiful
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supplant
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to replace as better
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fabricate
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to make or devise something, to make up an elaborate story
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plausible
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believable, likely
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parallel
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something equivalent
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eradicate
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to wipe out
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dominant
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having great or complete power or influence over someone or something
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deleterious
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harmful
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discord
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disagreement, disharmony
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