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25 Cards in this Set
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awe |
solemn wonder |
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compassionate |
kind,humane,sympathetic |
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comic |
amusing,funny |
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ecstatic |
joyful,rapturous |
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sanguine |
optimistic,cheerful |
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whimsical |
odd,strange,fantastic;fun |
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accusatory |
charging of wrong doing |
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belligerent |
warlike,ready to fight or quarrel |
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arrogant |
full of pride,haughty |
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critical |
finding fault |
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condescending |
patronizing,disdainful,superior |
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caustic |
intense use of sarcasm,stinging,biting |
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cynical |
questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
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derisive |
ridiculing,mocking |
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satiric |
ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point,teach |
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distressed |
painful,miserable |
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gloomy |
darkness,sadness,rejection |
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pensive |
reflective,often in a melancholy way |
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absurd |
so unreasonable as to be ridiculous |
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frustrated |
disappointed,defeated |
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didactic |
author attempts to educate or instruct the reader |
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contemplative |
thoughtful |
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conventional |
lacking spontaneity,originality,and individuality |
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objective |
an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgements aside |
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philosophical |
reflective,rational,given to thought |
