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15 Cards in this Set
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Blase |
indifferent to or bored with life;unimpressed,as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasure. |
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Catharsis |
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotion tension, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow,misfortune , or grief. |
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Convivial |
friendly;agreeable/befitting a feast;festival. |
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Diffident |
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; and shy/ restrained or reserved. |
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Exasperate |
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely. |
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Gibe |
a taunting or sarcastic remark. |
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Insidious |
intended to entrap or beguile/ stealthily treacherous or deceitful. |
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Magnanimous |
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness. |
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Manipulative |
Influencing or attempting to influence to behavior or emotion of others for one's own purpose. |
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Mutual |
Performed two or more with respect to the other Sy-Joint A-Detached |
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Nefarious |
Extremely wicked or villianous Sy-Horrible A-Good |
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Retort |
To reply to usually in a sharp retaliatory way Sy-Counter A-Kindness |
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Vacillate |
To waver in mind or opinion be indecisive or irresolute Sy-Seesaw A-Remain |
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Validation |
To make vaild Sy-Approval A-Denial |
