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15 Cards in this Set
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Awestruck |
Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread |
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Bitter |
Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant; marked by resentment or cynicism |
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Brash |
Impertinent; impudent; tactless; hasty; rash; impetuous |
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Compassionate |
Feeling or showing sympathy |
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Condescending |
Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority |
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Didactic |
Intended to instruct; instructive |
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Fanciful |
Capricious or whimsical; unreal or imaginary |
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Lugubrious |
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy |
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Sardonic |
Scornfully or cynically mocking |
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Detached |
Imperial or objective; disinterested; unbiased |
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Effusive |
Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; pouring out; overflowing |
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Dubious |
Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
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Convultes |
An apparent contradiction of terms |
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Convoluted |
Intricate; complex |
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Futile |
Having no useful purpose; pointless |
