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31 Cards in this Set
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sardonic
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mocking
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vituperative
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abusive
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scathing
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harsh: severe
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insolent
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arrogant
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Complimentary
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respectful
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Naive
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simple; artless
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wistful
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longing
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lugubrious
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especially mournful
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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turgid
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especially ornate
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indignant
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needy
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pretentious
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claiming distinction without justification
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contemptuous
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scornful
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colloquial
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informal
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pedantic
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pretentious
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didactic
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distructive
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disdainful
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despising
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idyllic
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rural simplicity
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reverent
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respect; love
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urbane
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elegant
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effusive
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especially emotional
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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elegiac
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mounful
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gothic
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pertaining to the dark and/or grotesque
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macabre
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gruesome
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maudlin
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effusively sentimental
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jingostic
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blatantly patriotic
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incisive
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direct and effective
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clinical
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analytical
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insipid
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lacking excitement
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cynical
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mocking
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