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15 Cards in this Set
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Aesthetics
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branch of philosophy dealing with beauty, art, and taste
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Decadent
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marked by decay or decline
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Triviality
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quality of having little worth or importance
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Imperative (n.)
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necessary act or duty
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Cognitive
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involving the act or process of knwoing
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Viscerally
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asw felt in the internal orans of the body
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Ostensibly
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by outward appearance rather than truthfully
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Inculcated
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taught by frequent repetitions
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Intrinsic
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belonging to the essential nature of a thing
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Obsolescence
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condition of becoming no longer current
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Charmeuse
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fine semi lustrous fabric in satin weave
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Contingent
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subject to chance or unseen effects
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Patina
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surface aura grown beautiful with age
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Sumptuary
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designed to regulate exravagant spending and luxury
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Excoriates
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criticizes bitterly
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