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60 Cards in this Set
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bleakly
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in a dreary or cheerless way
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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convalescence
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gradual healing(through rest)after sickness or injury
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crucial
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of the greatest importance
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curriculum
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a course of academic studies
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demotion
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act of lowering in rank or position
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dismal
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depressing in character or appearance
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droll
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comic and amusing in an odd way
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equivalent
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being essentially equal to something; equal in amount or value
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feeble
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lacking physical strength or vitality; lacking in force or effectivenes
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grandeur
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the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
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harmony
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a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties....
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isolated
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set apart from others
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loomed
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come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
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nondescript
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lacking in destinctive features or qualities; hard to classify
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perpendicular
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a straight line at right angles to another line
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sedate
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dignified and somber in manner or character and commited to keeping promises
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specters
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ghosts or ghostly visions
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tacit
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implied but not expressed; understood or implied without being stated openly
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vibrant
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spirited; responsive; full of energy
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conformity
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making one's ideas or actions match generally accepted standards
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eloquent
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expressive, effective, stirring in speech or writing
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exhort
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to strongly urge, to seriously urge, to seriously warn, to seriously advise
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funereal
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gloomy; very slow, solemn, mournful, or dismal
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gullible
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naive and easily deceived or tricked
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idiosyncratic
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having a peculiar or distinguished mannerism or characteristic
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immersion
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the act of wetting something by submerging it
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implausibility
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unlikeliness; unbelievability
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incoherent
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unclear or difficult to understand
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indignant
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angry at something that is unfair or wrong
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infinitesimal
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infinitely or immeasurably small
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insidious
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intending to trick, lie, or trap without concern for the other person
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inveigle
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to win over or entice by trickery or deception
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invoke
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call forth; put into effect
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opulent
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rich and superior in quality
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preeminent
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superior to others, especially in particular quality
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rhetorical
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question asked without expecting an answer
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sinecure
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position that requires little or no work
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sultryness
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humidity, heat
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transcendence
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a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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culminating
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ending, especially to reach a final or climatic stage
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derangement
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condition of being irrational, crazy, demented
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desolate
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devastate or ravage. Left alone; solitary; lonely
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disillusionment
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freeing from false belief or illusions; state of being disappointed or dissatisfied
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forlornly
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in a sad or lonely manner
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impervious
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incapable of being influenced or affected
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incarnate
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in the flesh; make concrete real
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incomprehensible
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difficult or impossible to understand
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incongruity
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the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
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inevitable
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unavoidable; certain to happen; can't keep from happening
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irreconcilable
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unable to resolve or make peace between
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laden
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filled or loaded; weighed down, burdened
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latent
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concealed; not developed; not clearly visible
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pantomime
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use of movements and facial expressions instead of words to convey meanings
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quadrangle
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a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
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speculative
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guessed at; not based on fact or investigation
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tangible
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capable of being touched; existing physically
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timbre
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the quality of sound that sets one voice or instrument apart from another
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vague
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not clearly understood. Not having a clear shape or size or meaning
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virtue
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the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
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