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25 Cards in this Set
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aesthetic
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having to do with appreciation of beauty
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aural
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related to hearing
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cacophony
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unpleasant noise
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dirge
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a funeral hymn
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eclectic
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made up with lots of source and styles
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony
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sonorous
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producing a deep sound
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strident
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loud,harsh,shrill
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debacle
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big defeat
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debilitate
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to weaken
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tumultuous
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noisy
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anachronistic
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the representation of something is in the wrong period
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archaic
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old
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dilatory
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habitually late
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ephemeral
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lasting for a brief time
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redolent
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fragrant
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temporal
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related to or limited by time
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onerous
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troublesome
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portent
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to indicate something is important
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prescience
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foresee something before it happens
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austere
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without decorations or strict
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hackneyed
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worn out out because overused
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insipid
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unchallenging
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prosaic
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dull
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soporific
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to make someone feel sleepy
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