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12 Cards in this Set
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Fatalist |
-someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them |
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Nuance |
-a subtle difference or distinction |
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Obdurate |
-stubborn and insensitive |
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Tacit |
-implied |
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Sanctimonious |
-pretending to be devout -affecting religious feeling |
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Profligate |
-extravagantly wasteful and, usually wildly immoral |
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Partisan |
-one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea -biased |
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Obfuscate |
-to darken |
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Sanguine |
-cheerful -optimistic -hopeful |
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Tantamount |
-equivalent to |
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Moribund |
-dying |
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Tautological |
-circular |
