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24 Cards in this Set
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Incongruency
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a difference, something that shows something doesn't match or is not right
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Nostalgia
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a wishful desire to return to the past
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Illusive
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deceptive or misleading. something not real
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Skein
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something wound up in a ball or coiled, like yarn or thread
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Futile
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useless, not capable of making something happen
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Impoverished
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poor, reduced to poverty
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Prosperity
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a state of wealthiness, richness
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Amorphous
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shapeless, having no form
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Chary
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nervous or wary
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Poignantly
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causing sadness or distress
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Imminence
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the state of being unavoideable, not able to prevent something
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Inferior
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lower in station, rank, degree, or grade
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Quest
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a search made in order to find or obtain something
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Ostensibly
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superficially apparent, something you can see on the outside
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Retribution
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revenge, compensation for a wrongdoing
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Stoicism
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outward calm, an ability to show no emotion
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Exploits
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heroic or daring acts
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Bravado
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a show of courage
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Placidly
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calmly
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Stifled
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held back
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Impotent
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lacking strength or power
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Inciting
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egging on
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Malicious
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mean and spiteful
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Exuberance
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joy or excitement
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