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50 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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Not Concrete
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Aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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Alleviate
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To ease a pain or a burden
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Ambivalent
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Simultaneously feeling apposing feelings; uncertain
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Apathetic
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Feeling or showing little emotion
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Auspicious
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Favorable; promising
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Benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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Candor
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sincerity; openness
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Cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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Comprehensive
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Broad or complete in scope or content
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Contemporary
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Current; modern; from the same time
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Conviction
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A fixed or strong belief
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Diligent
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Marked by pain-staking effort; hard-working
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Dubious
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Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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Eclectic
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Made up of a variety of sources or styles
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Egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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Exculpate
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To free from guilt or blame
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Florid
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Flowery or elaborate in style
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Gratuitous
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Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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Hackneyed
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Worn out through overuse; trite
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Idealize
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To consider perfect
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Impartial
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Not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
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Imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Inherent
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inborn; built-in
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Innovative
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Introducing something new
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Inveterate
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Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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Laudatory
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Giving praise
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Maverick
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One who resists adherence to a group
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Mollify
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To calm or soothe
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Novel
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Strikingly new or unusual
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Obdurate
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Stubborn; inflexible
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Objectivity
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Judgement uninfluenced by emotion
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Obstinate
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Stubbornly adhering to an opinion
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Ornate
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Elaborately decorated
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Ostentatious
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Describing a pretentious display
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Paramount
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Of chief concern or importance
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Penitent
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Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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Pervasive
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Dispersed throughout
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Plausible
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Seeming valid or acceptable; Credible
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Profound
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Having great depth or seriousness
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Prosaic
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Unimaginative; dull; ordinary
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Quandary
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A state of uncertainty or perplexity
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Rancorous
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Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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Spurious
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Not genuine; false; counterfeit
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Stoic
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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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Superfluous
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Extra; unnecessary
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Tenuous
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Having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
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Timorous
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Timid; fearful
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Transitory
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Short-lived; temporary
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Vindicated
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Freed from blame
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