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43 Cards in this Set
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austere
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without decoration; strict
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dullness
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mediocrity
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the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
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dullness
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mundane
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commonplace; ordinary
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dullness
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ponderous
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extremely dull
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dullness
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull
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dullness
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sedentary
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not migratory; settled
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dullness
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apprehension
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anxiety or fear about the future
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anxiety
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harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
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anxiety
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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anxiety
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premonition
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a feeling about the future
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anxiety
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timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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anxiety
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trepidation
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uncertainty: apprehension
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anxiety
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innovative
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introducing something new
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new things
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naive
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lacking sophistication
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new things
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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new things
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novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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new things
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novice
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a beginner
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new things
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candor
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sincerity; openness
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openness
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frank
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open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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openness
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arid
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describing a dry, rainless climate
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natural phenomena
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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natural phenomena
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nocturnal
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of or occuring in the night
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natural phenomena
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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natural phenomena
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catalog
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to make an itemized list of
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respect
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exemplary
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commendable; worthy of immitation
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respect
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facile
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done or achieved with little effort
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respect
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fastidious
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possesing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
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respect
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hierarchy
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a group organized by rank
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respect
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idealize
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to consider perfect
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respect
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laudatory
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giving praise
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respect
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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respect
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venerated
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highly respected
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respect
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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respect
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pragmatic
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practical
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respect
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solvent
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able to pay one's debts
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respect
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abstract
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not applied to actual objects
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ideas
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apparatus
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equipment; a group of machines
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ideas
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paradigm
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an example or model
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ideas
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phenomenon
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an unusual, observable event
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ideas
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rational
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logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
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ideas
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theoretical
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lacking application or practical aplication
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ideas
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cartographer
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one who designs or makes maps
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work
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vocation
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an occupation or profession
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work
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