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34 Cards in this Set
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Abysmal
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(adj) extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
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Accolade
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(n) an award; an honor
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Blithe
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(adj) carefree; cheerful
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Callow
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(adj) immature
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Efface
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(v) to erase; to rub away the features of
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Faction
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(n) a group, usually part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization
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Introspective
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(adj) tending to think about onself; examining one’s feelings
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Caustic
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(adj) – like acid; corrosive
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Censure
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(v) – to condemn severely for doing something bad
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Duplicity
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(n) the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
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Finesse
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-(n) skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness
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Garrulous
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talkative; chatty
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Aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abnegate
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to deny onceself things; to reject; to renounce
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Countenance
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face; facial expression; expecially in convincing someone
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Hegemony
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leadership; especially in one nation over another
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Absolve
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to forgive or free from blame, to free from sin, to free from an obligation, V (I absolved you)
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Ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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Reticent
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adj, quiet, restrained, reluctant to speak, especially bout oneself. (adam never speaked for more than 2 minutes because of his natural reticence).
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Admonish
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(v) - To scold gently; to warn
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levity
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N, lightness, frivolity, un seriousness
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Maxim
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a fundamental principle, an old saying, Noun ( we try to live our lives like the maxim give more than receive).
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Palliate
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Verb, to relieve, or to alleviate something without getting rid of the problem, to assuage, to mitigate. (aspirin palliates you headache)g
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peremptory
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final; catagorical; dictatorial
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adverse
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Unfavorable; antagonistic
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pertinent
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Relevant; dealing with the matter at hand
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Choleric
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(adj) hot tempered; quick to anger
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Husbandry
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(n) thrifty management of resources; livestock farming
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tacit
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(adj) implied; not spoken
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life (my life of hedonism ended when I figured out it was irrational).
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acerbic
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(adj) sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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temerity
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(n) – boldness; recklessness; audacity
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charlatan'
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-(n) fraud; quack; con man
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despondant
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extremely depressed; full of despair
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