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20 Cards in this Set
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Reverntial |
Expressing or having a quality of reverence, awe, respect |
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Venerate |
To honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion |
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Solemn |
Grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood |
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Somber |
Of a serious mien: grave- gloomily dark |
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Grave |
Serious somber with no mirth |
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Apathetic |
Absence or suppression of passion emotion, or excietement |
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Detached |
Separated; disconnected, emotionally uninvolved; unbiased |
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Hollow |
Void of emotion |
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Cold/Sterile |
Lacking emotion; clinical; scientific |
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Strident |
Harsh; shrill; discordant; cruel
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Stark |
Plain harsh simple bare; bleak |
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Terse |
Brief; uncommunicative; short almost rude |
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Admonishing |
To caution, advise, or counsel against something To reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner |
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Acerbic |
Sour or astringent, biting sharp sting, cruel to burn |
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Austere |
Stern strict, frugal, unadorned |
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Derisive |
Contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling |
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Contemptuous |
Expressing contempt or disdain; hatred; ill will |
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Scornful |
Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworth |
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Rancorous |
Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
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Hostile |
Marked by malevolence: having or showing unfriendly feelings |