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20 Cards in this Set
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Wistful
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adj; yearning; sadly longing
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Zealous
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adj; enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent
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pragmatic
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adj; practical; down to earth; based on experience rather than theory
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intrinsic
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adj; part of the essential nature of something; inherent
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delineate
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verb; to describe accurately; to draw in outline
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Abate
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verb; to subside; to reduce
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bucolic
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adj; charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike
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acquiesce
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verb; to comply passively; to accept to assert; to agree
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esoteric
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adj; hard to understand; understoodby only a select few; peculiar
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gregarious
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adj; sociable; enjoying the company of others
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hermetic
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adj; impervious to external influence; airtight
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hiatus
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noun; a break or interruption, often from work
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insular
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adj; like an island; isolated
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machination
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noun; scheming activity for an evil purpose
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nihilism
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noun; the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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ostensible
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adj; apparent (but misleading); professed
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plebian
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adj; common; vulgar; low class; bourgeois
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querulous
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adj; complaining; grumbling; whining
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saccharine
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adj; sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
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unctuous
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adj; oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere
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