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25 Cards in this Set
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trite
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overused, lacking freshness
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truant
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someone who cuts school or neglects his or her duties
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unbiased
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without prejudice
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void
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to invalidate
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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esoteric
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known only by a select few
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mosaic
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a picture made of small pieces of stone or glass
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opaque
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not transparent, hard to understand
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paradox
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something that seems to contradict itself
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phenomena
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occurrences, facts, or observable circumstances
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stanza
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section of a poem
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stylized
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in a particular style, often an unrealistic one
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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synopsis
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plot sumary
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synthesis
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the combing of separate parts to form a whole
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thesis
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unproven theory; long research paper
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marred
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impaired the perfection of
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mobility
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ability to move or be moved
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negate
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to destroy the validity of something
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nullify
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to make invalid or worthless
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obliterate
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to wipe out, remove all traces
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ominous
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signaling something evil is about to happen
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premonition
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a feeling that something is about to happen
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sluggish
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lacking energy
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speculation
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the act of thinking about or pondering something
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