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22 Cards in this Set
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bereft
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adj-deprived of something
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halcyon
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adj-calm and peaceful; tranquil, prosperous; golden
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aloof
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adj-distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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cacophony
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noun-jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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innocuous
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adj-having no adverse effect; harmless; not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion
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frenetic
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adj-wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied
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clandestine
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adj-kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
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extricate
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verb-to release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage; to distinguish from something related
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glib
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adj-performed with a natural, offhand ease; showing little thought, preparation, or concern
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deleterious
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adj.-having a harmful effect; injurious
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referendum
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noun-the submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote; or, such a vote
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prodigious
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adj.-impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
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grandiloquent
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adj.-having pompous or bombastic speech or expression
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egregious
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adj.-conspicuously(obviously) bad or offensive
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frivolous
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adj.-unworthy of serious attention; trivial; inappropriately silly
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compunction
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noun-a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing
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sequestered
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verb-to cause to withdraw into seclusion; remove or set apart; segregate; isolate
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metacognition(cognition)
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The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment; knowledge
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metacognition(cognition)
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The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment; knowledge
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foible(s)
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noun-a minor weakness or failing of character
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plethora
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noun-a superabundance; an excess
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colloquial
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adj.-characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal; relating to conversation; conversational
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