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20 Cards in this Set
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Abstract |
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence, theoretical, conceptual |
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Alleged |
Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality |
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August |
Respected and impressive; distinguished |
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Baulked |
To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking |
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Dismayed |
Caused (someone) to feel consternation and distress; horrified |
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Ellipses |
A series of dots usually indicates an intentional omission of a section from a text w/o altering it’s original meaning |
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Enigmatic |
Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious; inexplicable |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting a very short time; fleeting; short-lived |
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Equanimity |
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation; level-headedness |
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Haphazard |
Lacking any obvious principle of organization; random unplanned |
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Innocuous |
Not harmful or offensive; harmless; safe; not dangerous |
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Introspection |
The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes |
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Invariably |
In every case or on every occasion; always; every time |
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Mirages |
An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions |
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Query |
A question, esp. one addressed to an official or organization |
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Regime |
A government, esp. an authoritarian one |
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Resigned |
Having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about |
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Sensitized |
To cause someone or something to respond to a certain stimuli |
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Serenely |
In a calm, peaceful, and untroubled manner |
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Wistfulness |
The feeling of vague or regretful longing |
