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32 Cards in this Set
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digression
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A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
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condemnatory
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Expressing strong disapproval; censorious
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sardonic
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disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
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flippant
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Lacking respect or seriousness
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foreboding
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Implying or seeming to imply that something bad is going to happen
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didactic
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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
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inflammatory
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Arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings
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incredulous
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Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe
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exuberant
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Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement
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indignant
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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
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restrained
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Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate
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wry
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Using or expressing dry, esp. mocking, humor
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patronizing
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Offensively condescending
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scornful
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Feeling or expressing contempt or derision
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illusion
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A false idea or belief
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delusion
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a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion.
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disquietude
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A state of uneasiness or anxiety
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fixation
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An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something; OR ; The action of making something firm or stable
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malice
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The intention or desire to do evil; ill will
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posturing
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Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others
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expedient
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Suitable or appropriate
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hypocritical
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really? if you don't know this word.. honestly.
Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case |
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poignant
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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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magnanimous
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Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
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defiant
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boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; resistant
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consolation
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Comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment
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ponderous
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Dull, laborious, or excessively solemn; in an uninteresting manner
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nostalgic
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longing for something in the past
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somber
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Oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave
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whimsical
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Playfully quaint or fanciful, esp. in an appealing and amusing way
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melancholic
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characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
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reverential
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respectful
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