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27 Cards in this Set
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abhorrent 3/5 |
loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable; vile |
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abrasive |
causing irritation; annoying; getting on one's nerves; vexing |
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abstract |
not concrete; theoretical |
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abstruse |
hard to understand; recondite |
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absurd |
preposterous; ridiculous; crazy |
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accusatory |
blaming or accusing; reproachful; charging with a fault, misdeed or crime |
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acerbic |
bitter; acidic in temper, mood or tone |
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acquiescent |
inclined to acquiesce (agree, accept, or give consent) |
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adamant |
utterly unyielding; inflexible; firm; not giving in or relenting; stubborn |
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admonitory |
conveying a gentle reproof (counseling, against a fault or error) |
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aesthetic |
having a sense of love of beauty |
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affable |
friendly; agreeable; amiable; amicable |
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affected |
given to affectation; artificially assumed to impress others; fake; phony; pretentious |
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affectionate |
loving; tender |
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aloof |
withdrawn; keeping to oneself; haughty |
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allusive |
full of allusion (references) |
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altruistic |
selflessly concerned for others |
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ambiguous |
unclear; uncertain; having more than one possible meaning; obscure |
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ambivalent |
having mixed or conflicting thoughts or feelings |
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amendable |
readily or willingly to agree or yield; tractable |
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Literature |
The writings of a period, language, or country, especially those kept alive by their beauty of style or thought |
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prose |
anything not poetry (paragraphs) (ex. Fiction and nonfiction) |
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prose |
anything not poetry (paragraphs) (ex. Fiction and nonfiction) |
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Poetry |
not prose (stanzas) (ex. narrative poem and lyric poem) |
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prose |
anything not poetry (paragraphs) (ex. Fiction and nonfiction) |
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Poetry |
not prose (stanzas) (ex. narrative poem and lyric poem) |
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drama |
story performed on stage (ex. Tragedy or comedy) |
