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12 Cards in this Set
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Obsequious
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Excessively submissive, obedient. Vulgar: "Yes-man"
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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Approbation
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N. An expression of approval or praise
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Censure
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V. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Apollonian
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Adj. Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm. (Greek God: Apollo, the god of prophecy) Nietzsche
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Bacchanalian
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Adj. Frenzied, orgiastic (Roman god of drama, wine, and ecstasy)
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Delphic
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Adj. Unclear, ambiguous, or confusing. (Roman Oracle through whom Apollo would speak)
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Dionysian
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Adj. Frenzied, orgiastic (Greek forerunner of Bacchus, inventor of wine)
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Jovial
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Adj. Jolly, expansively good-natured (Jove, Jupiter Romans Chief god)
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Mercurial
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Adj. Having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood (god Mercury govern eloquence and cleverness)
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Olympian
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Adj. Lofty, superior, and detached (loc. of Greek gods)
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Venereal
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Adj. Having to do with sexual intercourse or disease transmitted by it.
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