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83 Cards in this Set
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Admonishing
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warning
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Aloof
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Detached
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Apologetic
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Being sorry; admitting fault
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Assertive
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strongly stating
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Cautious
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hesitant
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Confrontational
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argumentative
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Contrite
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remorseful
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Cynical
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seeing the worst in people
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Defensive
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protectign one's point of view
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Derisive
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ridiculing
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Empathetic
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having feeling for others
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Emphatic
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stressing one's points
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Entreating
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begging, pleading
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Explanatory
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explaining
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Inquisitive
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asking questions
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Nostalgic
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remembering the past
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penitent
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remorseful
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Reflective
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remembering the past
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Sardonic
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sarcastic
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Scathing
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harsh
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Scholarly
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intellectual, cerebral
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Snsationalistic
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exaggerating emotions
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Skeptical
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doubtful
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Tentative
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hesitant
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Understated
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mildly suggested; unstressed
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Why
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bitter or ironic
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Amusement
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humor
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Bemusement
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puzzlement
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Detachment
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lack of concern
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Disdain
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scorn
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Why
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bitter or ironic
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Amusement
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humor
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Bemusement
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puzzlement
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Detachment
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lack of concern
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Disdain
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scorn
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Indignation
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anger
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Indignation
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anger
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Indignation
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anger
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Indignation
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anger
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Irony
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incongruity
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Indignation
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anger
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Indignation
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anger
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Indignation
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anger
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Irony
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incongruity
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Why
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bitter or ironic
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Amusement
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humor
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Bemusement
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puzzlement
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Detachment
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lack of concern
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Disdain
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scorn
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Indignation
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Anger
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Irony
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incongruity
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Mockery
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derision; insincere imitation
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Objectivity
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realism; factualism; having no opinion
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Optimism
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Positive thinking
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Pessimism
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Negative thinking
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Smugness
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Self-satisfaction; complacency
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