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52 Cards in this Set
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anigma |
a mystery; hard to understand or explain |
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apathy |
lack of emotion or interest |
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indifferent |
having no preference |
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revere |
to worship; to honor |
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candor |
frankness; honesty |
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reticent |
restrained; uncommunicative
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aesthetic |
concerning art or beauty
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ascetic |
without indulgence or luxuries |
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autonomy |
self-rule; independence
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disdain |
contempt |
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innocuous |
harmless; insignificant |
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banal |
commonplace; dull; ordinary |
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ambiguous |
unclear; undecided |
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anarchy |
lack of government; chaos
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ameliorate |
to improve
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atrophy |
to waste away from lack of use |
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innovate |
to make changes; to modernize |
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servile |
overly submissive; cringing |
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extol |
to praise |
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augment |
to add to; increase |
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benevolent |
kindly; to wish well |
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derision |
contempt; ridicule |
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disparity |
inequality |
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flagrant |
glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty |
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indolence |
laziness |
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acquiesce |
to give in; agree
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prodigal |
extravagant; wasteful |
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capricious |
whimsical; unpredictable |
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prosaic |
commonplace; uninspired; dull |
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austere |
severe; strict |
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complacent |
smug; self-satisfied |
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compliance |
conforming to a request or demand |
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dubious |
doubtful |
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ephemeral |
short-lived; fleeting |
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inevitable |
unavoidable; bound to happen |
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insipid |
bland; boring |
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obscure |
unclear; clouded; partially hidden |
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depravity |
corruption; wickedness |
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discern |
to distinguish one thing from another |
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expedite |
to quicken |
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peripheral |
on the edge; unimportant |
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taciturn |
quiet; uncommunicative; silent |
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apprehensive |
fearful; worried |
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expedient |
advantageous; conveniet |
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fastidious |
finicky; overly critical |
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novel |
new; interesting
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parsimony |
stingnesss |
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provincial |
narrow-minded; unsophisticated |
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respite |
break; a rest |
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anecdote |
a brief, humorous story |
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drone |
to talk on and on in a dull way |
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pedestrian |
a person |
