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25 Cards in this Set
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Aesthetic
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(adjective) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
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Aloof
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(adjective) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
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Archaic
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(adjective) very old or old-fashioned, no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor
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Assuage
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(verb) make an upleasent feeling less intense, satisfy, relieve, ease
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Belie
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(verb) fail to give a true notion or impression of; disguise or contradict
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Contentious
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(adjective) causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
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Daunt
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verb) make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
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Debilitate
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(verb) make weak and infirm; hinder; delay; or weaken
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Discord
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(noun) disagreement between people
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Dissemination
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(Verb) spread or disperse widely; scatter
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Dogmatic
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(adjective) inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
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Duplicity
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(noun) deceitfulness; double-dealing
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Egocentric
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(adjective) thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered
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Euphemism
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(noun) a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarresing; alternitive; polite term
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Gluttonous
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(adjective) an excessively greed eater
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Mundane
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(adjective) lacking interest or excitement; dull
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Ominous
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(adjective) giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
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Petulance
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noun) of a person or their manner, childishly sulky or bad tempered;
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Pompous
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(adjective) affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
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Precocious
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(adjective) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual; advanced for, mature, foward
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Slothful
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adjective) lazy
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Trivia
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(plural noun) details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value
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Verbose
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(adjective) using or expressed in more words than are needed
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Virulent
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(adjective) extremely severe or harmul in its effects, disease or poison
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Volatile
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(adjective) easily evaporated at normal temperatures
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