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40 Cards in this Set
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apathy
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lack of emotion
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candor
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frankness, honesty
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enigma
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a riddle
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indifferent
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having no preference
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revere
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to worship, to honor
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aesthetic
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concerning the arts
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ascetic
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living without luxuries
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autonomy
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self-rule, independence
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disdain
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to feel contempt
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reticent
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restrained, uncommunicative
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innocuous
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harmless, insignificant
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banal
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commonplace, boring
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ambiguous
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unclear, undecided
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anarchy
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lack of government, chaos
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ameliorate
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to improve
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atrophy
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to waste away, to shrink
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innovate
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to make changes, to modernize
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servile
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overly submissive
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extol
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to praise
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augment
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to add to, to increase
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benevolent
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kindly, to wish well
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derision
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contempt, ridicule
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disparity
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inequality
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flagrant
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glaringly wrong, to commit on purpose
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indolence
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laziness, sloth
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acquiesce
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to submit
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prodigal
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wasteful
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capricious
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erratic, unpredictable
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prosaic
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dull, common
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austere
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strict
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied
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compliance
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conforming to command
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dubious
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doubtful
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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inevitable
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what is unavoidable
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insipid
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bland, boring
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Obscure
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unclear, partially hidden
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depravity
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corruption, wickedness
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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Expedite
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to quicken
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