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50 Cards in this Set
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gravity
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seriousness
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gregarious
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sociable
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guile
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deciet; duplicity; willness; cunning
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hamper
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obstruct
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haughtiness
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pride;arrogance
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hedonist
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one who beleives in pleasure is the sole aim in life
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks.
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; decieving
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure; hurt
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impede
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hinder; block; delay
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inane
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silly; senseless
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incite
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arouse to action
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incongruous
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not fitting; absurd
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incorrigible
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not correctable
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indict
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charge
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induce
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persuade;bring about; inducement
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ingenious
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clever; resourceful
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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innate
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inborn
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innocuous
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harmless
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innovations
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chane; introduction of something new; innovate (v)
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insipid
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lacking in flavor; dull
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instigate
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urge; start; provoke
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intrepid
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fearless
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood; submerge
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ironic
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resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome.
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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drowsy; dull
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levity
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lack of seriousness; lightness
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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malicious
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hateful; spiteful; malice(v).
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materialism
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preoccupation with physical comforts and things
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meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking
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miserly
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stingy; mean
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mitigate
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appease; moderate
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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notoriety
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disrepute; ill fame
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nurture
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educate; nourish; foster
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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opaque
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dark; not transparent
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opportunist
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individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances.
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; opulent
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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pacifist
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one opposed to force; anti-militarist
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partisan
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one sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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