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40 Cards in this Set
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abashed |
ashamed or sorry |
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abtruse |
difficult to comprehend |
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belligerence |
aggression |
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blatantly |
obviously |
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candid |
truthful |
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censure |
blame; criticize |
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decipher |
decode; work out meaning |
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deferential |
showing respect |
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egotistical |
selfish |
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elicit |
draw out (used mainly in regards to information or feelings) |
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fathom |
1. (verb) understand 2. (noun) measure of depth |
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fervent |
passionate |
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gluttonous |
greedy |
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grandiose |
exaggerated; on a grand scale |
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harbored |
held (as in, "harbored an idea") |
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holistic |
whole; entire (a holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole) |
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hubris |
excessive pride |
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ignominy |
shame |
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idosyncratic |
eccentric |
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judicious |
fair and equal |
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juxtaposition |
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (Example: "The juxtaposition of the two images highlighted how different they were from one another") |
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lackadaisical |
lazy; careless; lax |
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languid |
having no energy or interest |
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mediocre |
average |
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mellifluous |
pleasant-sounding |
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nascent |
just begun; in an early stage of development |
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nihilism |
belief in nothing; anarchy |
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obliterate |
destroy utterly; wipe out |
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omniopotent |
all powerful |
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pacifist |
a person who opposes war |
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panacea |
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
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propensity |
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way |
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quixotic |
idealist; impractical |
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rancor |
bitterness and bad feeling |
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raze |
completely destroy; demolish |
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spruned |
shunned; rejected |
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squander |
to waste something (especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner |
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temper |
1. (noun) a person's state of mind 2. (verb) serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to something (Example: "Her idealism is tempered by her realism") |
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valor |
bravery |
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venerable |
worthy of respect |
