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35 Cards in this Set
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American dream
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social ideals of the U.S.A
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mythic individualism
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idealized view favoring freedom of the individual action over the collective control.
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Puritanism
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simplify and regulate forms of worship, critical moral beliefs related to pleasure.
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Religious exclusiveness
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one religious belief excludes all others.
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Conformity
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behavior in accordance with social standards and conventions.
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Rationalism
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opinions and actions based on reason and knowledge rather than religious or emotion.
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Deism
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belief in a supreme being who does not interfere with events in the universe.
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Calvinism
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Emphasis on the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination (your destiny is already chosen for you!)
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Romanticism
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emphasis on inspiration, subjectivity, and the importance of the individual.
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Transcendentalism
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Divinity pervades nature and humanity, progressive views (feminism, community)
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Ideal
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Ones conception of what is perfect, existing only in the imagination.
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Civil
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Courteous and polite, relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns.
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Covenant
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law, a contract drawn up or legal clause agreement between God and his people.
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Transgression
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Infringe or go beyond the bounds of a moral principle or standard of behavior.
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Superfluous
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more than what is needed
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Propriety
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state of conforming to conventionally accepted standard of behavior or morals.
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Arduous
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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult' tiring.
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Rectitude
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morally correct behavior or thinking, righteousness.
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Temperance
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moderation or self restraining.
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Eradicate
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Destroy completely; put an end to.
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Obligation
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an act or action to which a person is morally or legally bound; debt of gratitude for service.
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Provoke
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Stimulate; Give rise to. Incite to action by arousing anger, deliberately make angry
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Solemn
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formal and dignified, serious, characterized by deep sincerity.
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Essential
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Absolutely necessary; inportant.
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Resignation
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the acceptance of something desirable but inevitable, act of or document related to retiring.
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Sublime
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great excellence as to inspire admiration or awe, extreme nature of a person's attitude.
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Unwieldly
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Difficult to carry or move because of form, a system too badly organized to function.
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Heedless
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Lack of care or attention
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Vengeance
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punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for a wrong.
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Idle
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not active; without purpose or effect
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Eloquence
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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing, the art or manner of such speech and writing.
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Seduce
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attract powerfully.
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Kilter
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out of harmony or balance
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Intellect
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reasoning and understanding with regard to academic matters.
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Obliged
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make legally or morally bound to an action; be indebted or grateful; an oath or a promise
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