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29 Cards in this Set
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conciliatory |
intended to lessen another's anger |
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counsel |
make a suggestion to |
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apathetic |
without feeling |
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empathy |
sharing of another's emotions |
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pathos |
power of evoking great sadness or sympathy |
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sentient |
conscious; aware |
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sentinel |
one who watches or guards |
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sentiment |
a feeling about something |
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inquisitive |
curious; asking many questions |
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acquisitive |
seeking to get things; greedy |
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requisition |
act of ordering or demanding something |
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espouse |
to support; pledge support to |
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correspond |
to be similar to; compare to |
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despondent |
lacking all hope |
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effervescent |
highly spirited; animated |
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fervent |
passionately excited or enthusiastic |
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dispute |
to disagree with |
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disreputable |
not respectable; having a bad reputation |
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connotation |
an image or idea associated with a word |
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denotation |
the dictionary definition of a word |
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annotate |
to explain or discuss through a note |
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irrational |
not based on reason or logic |
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rationale |
a reason for doing something; explanation |
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rationalize |
justify; give reason for |
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conscientous |
diligent and careful |
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unconscionable |
not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous |
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prescient |
showing knowledge of events before they happen |
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aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or order |
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anesthetic |
a substance which causes loss of feeling |
