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20 Cards in this Set
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envisage
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for a mental image of something that is not present
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recrimination
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mutual accusations
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stymie
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to hinder or prevent progress
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rescind
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cancel officialy
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prescience
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the power to foresee the future
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presumptuous
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excessively forward (assuming, assumptive)
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halcyon
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idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
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idyllic
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excellent and delightful in all respects
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myopia
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nearsightedness (can't see far)
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solipsism
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the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
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dogma
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a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
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pungent
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capable of wounding; strong and sharp
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sadist
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someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain
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despot
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a cruel and oppressive dictator
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repudiate
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refuse to acknowledge, ratify or recognize as valid
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stoicism
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an indifference to pleasure or pain
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stolidity
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an indifference to pleasure or pain
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apathy
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an absence of emotion or entusiasm
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posit
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to postulate; to submit, state, or put forward
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macabre
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shockingly repellent, inspiring horror
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