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45 Cards in this Set
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Ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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Acerbic
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Sharp Tempered
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Volatile
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Tending to vary frequently
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Bellicose
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aggressive
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Mollify
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to sooth
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ravine
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deep, narrow gorge
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alacrity
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speed, cheerful willingness
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query
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question
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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Appease
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to calm; pacify
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Pedagogical
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related to teaching
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Eclectic
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selecting from various sources
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Scrupulous
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very thorough
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scathing
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very severe or harsh
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Assessment
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appraisal
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Renaissance
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the humanistic revival of classical art and learning that occurred in 14-16th century
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perspective
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point of view
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Savant
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learned lesson
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reclusive
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Seeking seclusion
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pique
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to arouse
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Jargon
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specialized language
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obstinate
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stubborn
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Subtle
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not immediately obvious
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning
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paramount
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foremost; primary
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Cordial
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warm and sincere
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Colloquy
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conversation (especially a formal one)
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Replicate
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to duplicate, repeat
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verbatim
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in exactly the same words
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reiterate
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to repeat
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Obtuse
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stupid; dull
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Rebuke
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to scold; reprimand
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Revivify
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to give new energy
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soporific
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sleep producing
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somnolent
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sleepy
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sojourn
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visit
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undaunted
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not discouraged
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convoluted
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complicated
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appellation
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name
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vernacular
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Everyday language used by ordinary people
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amenable
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agreeable
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idiom
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expression whose meaning differs from the meaning of its individual words
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Abortive
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interrupted while imcomplete
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narrative
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story
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melange
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mixture
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