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90 Cards in this Set
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impartial
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unbiased/fair
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dispassionate
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free from passion
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enigma
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a mystery
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destitute
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totally poor
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asceticism
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self-denial
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renunciation
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to give something up/swear off
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dissuade
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to persuade s.o. against doing s.th
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scoff
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to mock s.th
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desolation
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ruined or deserted conditions
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derelict
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abandoned, forsaken
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incongruous
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not fitting
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anomaly
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unusual/s.th. outside norm
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undeterred
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unprevented
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cursory
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hasty w/ superficial attention to detail
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terse
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brief and frank
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sedentary
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characterized by sitting
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fatuous
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foolish/silly
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espoused
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married to an idea/make an idea one's own (French = epouser)
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recluse
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s.o who lives alone (hermit)
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brash
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hasty/acting w/o thinking
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bereavement
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period of grief
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surfeit
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excess quantity of s.th. => practically gross
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astute
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clever/sharp
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chaste
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virgin
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ambivalence
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two diff. attitudes a person feels @ same time
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succor
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rescue
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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hubris
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excessive pride/arrogance
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subsist
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to barely survive
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copious
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abundant
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epiphany
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sudden realization of truth
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calamitous
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disastrous
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blithe
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lighthearted/cheerful
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repugnance
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disgust
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rebuke
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to scold severely
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adamant
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unshakeable/uncompromising
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prudent
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careful
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terra incognita
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unknown territory
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unequivocal
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crystal clear
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posthumous
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after death
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conjecture
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forming an opinion
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insidious
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tricky/sneaky
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rapture
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carried away w/ joy
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salvation
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saved from danger or difficulty
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emaciated
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gaunt/starved
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penury
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extreme oppressive poverty
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squalor
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filthy or degraded by neglect
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indignation
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anger b/c injustice
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systemic
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relating to a system. when problem is larger than specific event.
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arcane
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secet
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subsidy
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gift of money from gov't
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disparate
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separate/distinct
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equity
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justice
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meritocracy
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ppl. earn what they have through achievements
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disseminate
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spread around
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audacity
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boldness daring (rude)
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credence
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belief that s.th. is true
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obdurate
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unyielding
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disingenuous
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insincere
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superfluity
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huge quantity of s.th.
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redistribution of resources
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spreading the wealth
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vindicate
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to prove right
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circumspect
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careful/thoughtful
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insouciance
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lighthearted lack of concern
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acquiesce
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yield
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fatalistic
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believing in fate
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pathological
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diseased
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mercurial
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moody/quick temperament
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trepidation
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fear/dread
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avidly
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strong desire
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insinuate
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suggest subtly
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approbation
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praise/approval
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incipient
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s.th. just starting to appear
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anemic
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lacking vitality
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commission
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payment based on a % sold
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primp
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to groom oneself
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incarnate
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physical embodiment of s.th.
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laconic
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terse/quiet
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stolid
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showing little emotion
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lusty
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full of vigor
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befuddled
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confused
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requiem
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a mass/hymn in honor of the dead
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remiss
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negligent
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surly
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bad-tempered, irritable
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carte blanche
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freedom to act however ("blank check")
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raucous
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hoarse/harsh
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arch
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cunning/sly/mischevious
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sensuous
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strongly affecting the senses
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implacable
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unyielding
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elegiac
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mournful (elegy=lament for dead)
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