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20 Cards in this Set
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Acrid
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sharp, pungent
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boorish
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ill-mannered
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Cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Epistle
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a letter (form of communication)
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Heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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Lance
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spear, spike, javelin
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Obscure
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difficult to understand, partially hidden
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poignant
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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
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Respite
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a break, intermission
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Terse
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concise, to the point
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Acrophobia
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fear of heights
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Bourgeois
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middle class
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Debility
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weakness, incapacity
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Epistolary
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concerned with letters, through correspondence
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Hiatus
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interruption, pause
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Languid
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tired, slow
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Obscured
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hidden, covered, buried
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Poised
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calm, collected, self-possessed
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Resplendent
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shining, glowing
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Therapeutic
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medicinal, curative
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