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53 Cards in this Set
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Admiring
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respectful, approving
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Belittling
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making small, depreciating
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Cynical
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unbelieving, sneering
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Denigrating
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blackening, defamatory
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Didactic
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instructive, authoritarian
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Ebullient
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exuberant, praising
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Lampooning
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satirical, making fun of
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Laudatory
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praising
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Mendacious
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untruthful, lying
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Objective
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factual
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Optimistic
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hopeful
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Praising
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commending, laudatory
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Reverential
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exhalted, regarding as sacred
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the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence
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Ridiculing
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deriding, mocking, scornful
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contempt
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Saddened
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sorrowful, mournful
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Sanguine
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confident, hopeful
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Sarcastic
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bitter, ironic
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Sardonic
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mocking, bitter, cynical
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Satiric
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ridiculing, mocking
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Tragic
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sad
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suffrage
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the right to vote in political elections
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dwell
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live in or at a specified place
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Prowess
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skills or expertise in a particular activity or field
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vice
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immoral or wicked behavior
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Abridge
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curtail (a right or privilege)
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Depose
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Remove from office suddenly and forcefully
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formidable
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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
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Duress
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threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement
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conscience
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a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour
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Excerpt
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a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
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Subtle
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so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
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Palpable
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able to be touched or felt
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edification
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the moral or intellectual instruction or improvements of someone
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Unpropitious
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(of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavourable
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Lament
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express passionate grief about
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Virtuous
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having or showing high moral standards
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Disdain
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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect
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Idiosyncrasy
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a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Peculiar to
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belonging exclusively to
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prospect
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1. the possibility or likelihood of some future even occurring
2. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc |
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Superfluous
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unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
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Emend
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Make corrections and revisions to (a text)
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Conventional
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based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed
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Case in point
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an instance or example that illustrates what is being discussed
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Exemplify
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illustrate or clarify by giving an example
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Nomothetic
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relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws
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Posterior
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coming after in time or order; later
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Indispose
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make (someone) unfit or unable to do something
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Impose
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(impose oneself on) exert firm control over
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Purport
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appear to be or do something, especially falsely
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Akin
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of similar character
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Diplomat
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an official representing a country abroad (外交官）
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Concede
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admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
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