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20 Cards in this Set
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Insensible |
Adj. Not able to feel pain, emotions, etc; not aware of something; not conscious. |
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Mannered |
Adj. Behaving in a certain way; Formal in a way that is intended to impress other people. |
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Precarious |
Adj. Not safe, strong, or steady. |
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Largess |
N. Liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; generosity. |
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Apathy |
N. Lack of feeling or emotions; lack of interest or concern. |
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Iniquity |
N. Gross injustice; a wicked act or thing. |
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Analogous |
Adj. Similar in some way. |
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Ingrate |
N. An ungrateful person. |
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Abstain |
V. To choose not to do or have something. |
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Sporadic |
Adj. Occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances. |
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Harangue |
N. A forceful or angry speech. |
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Caustic |
Adj. Able to destroy or burn something by chemical action; very harsh and critical. |
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Orotund |
Adj. Marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound; pompous, bombastic |
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Misanthrope |
N.a person who hates or distrusts humankind. |
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Opaque |
Adj. Not letting light through; not transparent; difficult to understand or explain. |
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Empirical |
Adj. Based on testing or experience. |
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Solipsism |
N. A theory in philosophy that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known. |
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Philistine |
N. A person guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values. |
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Legerdemain |
N. Slight of hand; a display of skill or adroitness. |
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Peregrinate |
V. To travel, esp. on foot. |
