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19 Cards in this Set
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow or lamention
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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eulogistic
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involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually in honor of someone dead
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evocative
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having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
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facetious
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amusing, but light, unserious, frivolous
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farcical
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humorous but in a light way, comedy with high exaggeration
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fatalistic
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believing that everything that happens is destined and therefore out of the hands of the individual
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irreverent
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showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
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mundane
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ordinary or common, as in everyday matters
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nostalgic
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inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
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objective
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uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside, not subjectively
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ominous
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indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
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pious
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having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively, when the display is excessive and overly righteous
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pompous
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having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively, when the display is excessive and overly righteous
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sardonic
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mocking, taunting, bitter, scornful, sarcastic
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satirical
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using sarcasm and irony, often humorously to expose human folly
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stark
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plain, harsh, simple or bare, when applied to style, sometimes even bleak or grim
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subjective
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relying on one's own inner impressions, as opposed to being objective
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whimsical
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inclined to be playful, humorous or fanciful
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