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20 Cards in this Set
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contemptuous
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scornful, disrespectful
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piety
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religious devotion
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contentious
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argumentative, quarrelsome
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taciturn
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uwilling to speak
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inquisitive
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curious, eager to learn
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edification
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education and enlightenment
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nebulous
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unclear, cloudy
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auspicious
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favorable, indicating a positive
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asinine
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foolish , stupid
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assuaged
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to make less severe, to ease
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melancholy
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sad, gloomy
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arbitrated
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to settle a disagreement between others
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diminutive
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small
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ingenuous
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childlike, innocent, unsophisticated, frank
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malevolent
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showing ill will, hatred, malicious
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subsequent
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following after in order of time
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erratic
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irregular
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amiable
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friendly, agreeable
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fractious
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unruly, difficult to control
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caricature
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an exaggerated image or depiction
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