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79 Cards in this Set
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apathetic
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indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
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ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain from obscurity or indistinctness
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ambivalent
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simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person
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belligerent
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waging war, exhibiting assertiveness, hostility
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blithe
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of happy, lighthearted character or disposition
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candid
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free from bias, honest
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colloquial
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relating to conversation
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conciliatory
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to make compatible
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contentious
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likely to cause disputes, arguments
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curt
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sparing of words, rude shortness
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cynical
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questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
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condescension/condescending
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a feeling of superiority
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callous
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unfeeling, insensitive feelings of others
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choleric
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hot-tempered, easily angered
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contemptuous
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showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect
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caustic
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intense use of sarcasm, stinging, biting
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didactic
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author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
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disdainful
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scornful
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derisive
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ridiculing, mocking
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derogatory
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looking down upon, low opinion
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desolate
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joyless, sorrowful
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diabolic
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devilish
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow often for something that has passed
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empathetic
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involving understanding
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eulogistic
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high praise, like at funeral
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euphoric
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a feeling of well-being or elation
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evasive
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tending or intending to evade
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earnest
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intense, a sincere state of mind
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erudite
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learned, polished, scholarly
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effusive
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excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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eccentric
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coming from conventional or accepted usage or conduct
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esoteric
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knowledge only for small group, individual
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facetious
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inappropriate joking
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fervent
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very hot, great intensity or feeling
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flippant
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lacking of proper respect or seriousness
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foreboding
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to have inward conviction of
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fanciful
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using the imagination
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forthright
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directly frank without hesitation
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glib
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marked by ease and informality
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haughty
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proud and vain to the point of arrogance
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impartial
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non partial, biased
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incisive
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direct or decisive
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incredulous
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unwilling to accept what is true
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insolent
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boldness
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indignant
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marked by anger aroused by injustice
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jovial
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happy
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lyrical
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expressing a poet's inner feelings, emotional, full of images, song-like
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laudatory
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expressive space
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lethargic
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slow
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lugubrious
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affectadly mournful
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morose
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gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
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moralistic
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highly moral, conservative
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malicious
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purposely hurtful
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nostalgic
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thinking of the past
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ominous
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foreshadowing evil
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objective
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an unbiased view, able to leave personal judgments aside
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obsequious
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polite and obedient in order to gain something
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patronizing
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air of condescension
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pessimistic
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seeing the worst side of things, no hope
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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poignant
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painfully affecting the feelings
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pretentious
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high skill, ability
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placid
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peaceful, free of interruption
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pompous
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elevated, self-importance
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pedantic
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narrowly learned
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provocative
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tending to excite, stimulate
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quizzical
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odd, eccentric, amusing
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ribald
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offensive in speech or gesture
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reticent
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inclined to be silent
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sardonic
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scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
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satiric
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ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach
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sanguineous
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optimistic, cheerful
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self-conscious
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aware of oneself as an individual, not confident
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tumultuous
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marked by violent turbulance or upheavel
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terse
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smoothly elegant
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whimsical
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odd, strange, fantastic, fun
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wistful
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full of sad yearning and desire
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wry
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to pull out of proper shape, make awry
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zealous
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fervent partianship for a person, cause, ideal
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