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111 Cards in this Set
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abhorrent |
strongly opposed feeling |
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acerbic |
acidic in temper, mood, or tone |
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acrimonious |
caustic, biting, or rancorous |
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acquiescing |
complying or submitting tacitly or passively |
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altruistic |
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others |
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angst-ridden |
consumed by anxiety and fear |
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apathetic |
having or showing little or no feeling or emotion |
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ardent |
characterized by warmth of feeling |
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audacious |
fearlessly daring; recklessly bold; adventurous |
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austere |
stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict |
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averse |
having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste |
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benign |
of a gentle disposition |
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bristle |
to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance |
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buoyant |
capable of quick recovery; having positive indications |
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callous |
feeling no emotion or sympathy for others; completely uncaring |
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caustic |
capable of destroying; marked by incisive sarcasm |
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chagrined |
vexed or unsettled through embarrassment or humiliation; mortified |
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choleric |
easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot tempered |
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circumpspect |
cautious |
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coddled |
sheltered, spoiled |
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complacent |
self-satisfied; unconcerned |
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confrontation |
face-to-face conflict; the clashing of forces or ideas |
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consternation |
amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
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cowering |
shrinking away or crouching from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
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credulous |
gullible |
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deferent |
full of respect for superiors; showing regard for another's wishes |
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defiant |
bold; rebellious |
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deluded |
deceived or tricked |
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derisive |
showing contempt |
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despondent |
feeling or showing extreme discouragement or depression; having lost all hope |
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deterministic |
believing in predestination |
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didastic |
designed to teach; making moral observations |
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disdainful |
full of or expressing dislike |
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disquieted |
disturbed or alarmed |
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dynamic |
having force or energy |
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embittered |
possessing sour, hostile, or resentful feelings |
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empathetic |
showing emotion based on sensitivity towards others |
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enamored |
inflamed with love or passion |
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enervated |
reduced mental or moral vigor |
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exasperated |
aggravated |
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exultant |
jubilant |
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fatuous |
silly |
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fawning |
courting favor by a flattering manner |
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fervent |
zealous |
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funereal |
gloomy |
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futile |
useless |
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hackneyed |
unoriginal |
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halcyon |
calm; golden |
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haughty |
disdainfully proud |
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idiosyncratic |
peculiar in temperament |
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idolatrous |
worshipping or showing devotion to an object |
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imperious |
commanding |
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inane |
lacking point; silly |
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indolent |
habitually lazy |
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indomitable |
inconquerable |
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inept |
unfit; foolish |
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insipid |
dull; flat |
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insular |
characterized by isolation; having a narrow provincial viewpoint |
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intrepid |
characterized by fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
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irascible |
marked by hot temper and easily produced anger |
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ire |
intense and usually displayed anger |
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jaded |
dulled by experience or exposure |
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lugubrious |
exaggeratedly mournful and melancholy |
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maudlin |
weakly and effusively sentimental |
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menacing |
endangering |
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mendacious |
characterized by deception |
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meticulous |
picky |
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mirthful |
happy |
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misogynistic |
showing a hatred of women |
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morose |
gloomy |
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marcssistic |
showing love of one's self |
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obsequious |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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patrinizinf |
treating condescendingly |
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pedantic |
narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned |
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petulant |
insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
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piqued |
made angry |
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placid |
calm |
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Platonic |
relationship without sex |
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pompous |
arrogant |
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Pollyannaish |
optimistic |
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portentous |
fateful and ominous |
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pragmatic |
practical |
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provincial |
narrow-minded |
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rancorous |
having a mark of bitter, deep-seated ill will |
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rapturous |
feeling ecstasy or intense passion |
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repugnant |
exciting distaste or aversion |
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rueful |
mournful |
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sagacious |
showing great wisdom and judgement |
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sanguine |
cheerfully confident and optimistic |
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sardinic |
derisively mocking |
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secular |
worldly |
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self-effacing |
causing one's self to disappear |
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serene |
clear and calm |
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subsrvient |
serving to help one's self |
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solemn |
somber |
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stern |
strict |
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stoic |
free of expression |
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stolid |
unemotional |
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trepid |
fearful |
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upbraiding |
scolding severely |
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vapid |
dull |
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vehement |
powerful; intensely emotional |
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venerating |
honoring with an act of devotion |
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vindictive |
vengeful |
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vivacious |
lively |
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volcanic |
violent |
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whimsicla |
unpractical |
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woeful |
sad |
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wrathful |
angry |
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wey |
ironically humorous |
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zealous |
exhibiting great intensity of feeling |
