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33 Cards in this Set
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Accolade
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praise
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Ambivalence
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uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
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Belligerence
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aggression
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Bombastic
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too elaborate; exaggerated
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Capricious
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changeable; fickle
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Denunciation
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act of speaking out against
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Derailed
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thrown off course
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Diaphanous
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very thin and transparent
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Dilettante
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person who dabbles in the arts
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Dubious
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doubtful
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Iconoclast
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person who goes against accepted authority
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Indigence
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extreme poverty
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Jingoism
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using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
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Jubilant
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joyful
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Lament
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express regret over something
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Loquacious
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talkative; using too many words
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Milieu
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environment; surroundings
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Nascent
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just begun; in an early stage of development
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Pedestrian
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1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
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Pugnacious
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aggressive
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Respite
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break (from work etc.)
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Supercilious
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arrogant
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Tenacity
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firmness of purpose
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Venerable
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worthy of respect
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Viable
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workable; able to live or grow
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Highest point
--zenith, apex, climax, acme, pinnacle Zoe always climbs all peaks. |
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. Excitement
-- ebullience, zeal, ardor, fervor, vehemence Excited zebras always feel vivacious. |
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To relieve
--allay, appease, assuage, abate, mollify, alleviate, pacify Ally, April and Abbey make Aleve pills. |
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Vapid
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insipid, mundane, boring
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Magnanimous
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Munificent, altruistic, generous
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Revere
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Extol, lionize, honor
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Ephemeral
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Evanescent, fleeting, temporary
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Enmity
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Malice, acrimony, ill-will
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