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63 Cards in this Set
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deterrent
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prevent
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eschew
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to avoid
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microcosm
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small representative system have anagolie to a larger system
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exploitative
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heroic act or deed
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thwart
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to prevent
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anomalous
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deviating from the normal
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ephemeral
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lasting a short period of time
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vanity
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excessive pride
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chasting
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to punish, as in beating someone
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hector
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to bully
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deferential
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marked by or exhibiting deference
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imperatives
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expressing a command or plea
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inaction
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lack or absence of action
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pedantic
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characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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exemplifying
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to serve as an example
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alms
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money or goods given as charity
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gallant
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dashing
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indelible
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permanent
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macabre
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gruesome
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martyrdom
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any experience that causes intense suffering
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vendetta
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feud between two families that comes about because of a murder and is caused by revenge
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conceit
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a metaphor that is carried through and exagerated throughout a litterary work
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stalwart
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stout
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fawning
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to seek favor or attention by flattery
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demagogues
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a leader of the common people in ancient times
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discomfit
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to make uneasy
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chagrin
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a keen feeling of mental unease (annoyance or embarassment)
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capricious
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impulsive
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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apathetic
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indifferent
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burgeoning
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flourishing
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conjugal
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relating to marriage
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whimsical
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erratic in behavior
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fortitude
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strength in mind that allows one to endure pain
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despondency
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depression of spirits from loss of hope
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synecdoche
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part of a whole
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subservient
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subordinate in capacity or function
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dissipate
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to break up or scatter
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emulate
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to imitate
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replete
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full
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delineate
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to describe with accuracy or detail
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sagacious
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of keen judgement
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idiosyncratic
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eccentric
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voluble
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talkative
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pompous
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arrogant
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litany
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a prayer with responce from the congregation
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callous
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unfeeling
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obscured
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made dim or hidden
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censure
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harsh criticism
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vigilante
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one who takes the law into their own hands
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brooding
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worry
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drooping
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to become depressed
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disconsolate
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cheerless
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nymph
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in mythology represeted by a beautiful maiden dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters.
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dogmatic
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positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant
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hubris
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exaggerated pride
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reverie
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daydream
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cowering
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to shrin away
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enervated
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to reduce the mental or moral vigor of
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certitude
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the state of being or feeling certain
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diction
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verbal description
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abated
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to put an end to
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