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25 Cards in this Set
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Adj: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement :0
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Aghast
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Adj: having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities, friendly, agreeable, lovable :)
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Amiable
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Adj: Warlike, given to waging war >.>
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Belligerent
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Adj: characterized by or expessing goodwill or kindly feelings
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Benevolent
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Adj: wishing evil or harm to another or others >:)
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Malevolent
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Adj: likely to occur at any moment, projecting, leaning forward
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Imminent
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Verb: to make larger; enlarge size, number, strength or extent,
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Augment
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Adj: capable of being believed
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Credible
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Adj: excessively particular, critical, or demanding, HARD TO PLEASE
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Fastidious
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Noun: the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, through kinds of art
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Catharsis
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Noun: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation /:
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Chagrin
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Adj: characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; INFORMAL
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Colloquial
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Adj: causing or involving great fear or suffering, trouble, disaster misfortune, urgent
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Dire
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Verb: to make weak or feeble; enfeeble
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Debilitate
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Adj: being more than is sufficient or required, unnecessary or needless
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Superfluous
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Adj: bad beyond correction or reform, impervious to constraints or punishments, not easily swayed or influenced
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Incorrigible
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Verb: to feel or express sorrow or regretful for ): to mourn over D:
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Lament
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Noun: the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile or worthless
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Contempt
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Noun: Obvious and intentional exaggeration, an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
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Hyperbole
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Adj: not lasting, enduring, or permanent, lasting only a short time
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Transient
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Adj: made hard, hardened, insensitive, indifferent
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Callous
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Adj: agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
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Congenial
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Adj: performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
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Vicarious
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Verb: to persuade by flattery or promises
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Cajole
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Adj: having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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Omniscient
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