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49 Cards in this Set
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abate
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stop
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art
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ameliorate
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to improve
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androgynous
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having both masculine and feminine characteristics; having an ambiguous gender identity
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aperture
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an opening
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Atman
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the soul; universal soul (Hinduism)
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aural
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related to hearing
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benevolent
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kind, generous
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buoyant
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1. tending to float in a fluid 2. not easily depressed; cheerful
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cartography
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the science of mapmaking
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census
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an official count of the population
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circumscribe
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to restrict; to draw a line around
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cogitate
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think, ponder
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composure
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self-possession, calmness
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conform
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to go along with
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consternation
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shocked or stunned amazement, dismay
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conundrum
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difficult puzzle, paradox
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corollary
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a proposition that follows with little or no additional proof; easily drawn conclusion
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culminate
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to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development
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denigrate
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belittle
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deter
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discourage, prevent from acting
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diligent
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hard-working
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disparity
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difference
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dolt
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idiot
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edifice
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a building, a structure
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embellish
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adorn, decorate, enhance
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epilogue
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A concluding or extra part added to the end of a story
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evanescent
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passing quickly; tending to vanish like vapor
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fanatic
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extremely enthusiastic
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gratuitous
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given freely; given for no apparent reason
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humility
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humbleness, modesty
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inane
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lacking sense, significance, or ideas
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ingenuous
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frank, candid, open & honest
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irascible
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irritable, easily provoked
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judicious
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having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment
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legacy
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inheritance
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machination
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scheme, plot
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mercenary
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(adj) greedy, focused on getting money (n) a soldier for hire
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monochromatic
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of or having one color
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, cloudy
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objectivity
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impartiality, neutrality
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ornate
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elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
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pluralistic
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mixed; having multiple perspectives, values or attitudes
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provincial
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unsophisticated, narrow-minded
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ruse
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a trick, scam, subterfuge
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sophomoric
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foolish, immature; intellectually pretentious
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tacit
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implied, unspoken
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transient
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fleeting, short-lived; a homeless person
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utilitarian
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based exclusively on usefulness
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