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12 Cards in this Set
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Materialism
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n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things
Syn: utilitarian |
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Meticulous
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adj. excessively careful, painstaking
Syn: accurate or cautious |
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Miserly
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adj. stingy or mean
Syn: abject or cheap |
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Mitigate
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v. to appease or to moderate
Syn: placate or lessen |
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Morose
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adj. ill-humored, sullen, melancholy
Syn: irritable or mournful |
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Mundane
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adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual
Syn: common or routine |
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Notoriety
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n. disrepute, well known
Syn: renown or fame |
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Nurture
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v. nourish, educate, or foster
Syn: provide or breed |
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Oblivion
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n. obscurity or forgetfulness
Syn: careless or nirvana |
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Opaque
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adj. dark, non-transparent
Syn: blurred or cloudy |
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Opportunist
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n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
Syn: carpetbagger or ingrate |
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Opulence
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n. extreme wealth, luxuriousness, abundance
Syn: prosperity or lavish |
