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50 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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general; not concrete
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Aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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Alleviate
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to ease a pain or a burden
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ambivilant
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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Apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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Auspicious
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favorable; promising
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Benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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Candor
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sincerity; openness
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Cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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Comprehensive
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large in scope or content
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Contemporary
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current, modern; from the same time
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Conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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Diligent
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marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
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Dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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Eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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Egregious
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conspicously bad or offensive
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Exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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Florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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Gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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Hackneyed
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worn-out through overuse; trite
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Idealize
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to consider perfect
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Impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
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Imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Inherent
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inborn; built-in
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Innovative
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introducing something new
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Inveterate
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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Laudatory
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giving praise
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Maverick
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one who resisits adherence to a group
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Mollify
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to calm or soothe
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Novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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Obdurate
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stubborn; inflexible
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Objectivity
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treating facts uninfluenced by emotion
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Obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion
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Ornate
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elaborately decorated
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Ostentatious
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describing a pretentious display
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Paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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Penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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Pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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Plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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Profound
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having great depth or seriousness
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Prosaic
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unimaginitive; dull
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Quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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Rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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Spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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Stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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Superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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Tenuous
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having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
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Timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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Transitory
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short-lived; temporary
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Vindicated
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freed from blame
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