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22 Cards in this Set
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Filial Piety (noun)
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in Confucianism, the virtue & duty or respect, obedience, and care for one’s parents and elders
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longevity (noun)
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· length or duration; long lasting
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Icon (noun)
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· image, representation, symbol, idol · Kathryn Janeway, neil armstrong
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Coalesce (verb)
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· to unite, to blend, to come together
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desecrate (verb)
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· to defile, to dishonor · extreme form of disrespect · dropping the American flag
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. bildungsroman (noun)
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· A literary genre; a novel the captures a coming of age story · Transition from childhood to adulthood · Teenage story · Music
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Heckle (verb)
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· harass, badger, disrupt
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prestigious (adjective)
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· high-end, refutable, honorable, highly esteemed · image: Stanford, Harvard, Yale
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nonchalant (adjective)
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· to cool to care, indifferent, casual · 7th grade boys
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Halcyon (adjective)
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· golden era, prosperous, peaceful image: childhood
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Vicarious (adjective)
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· felt or enjoyed through imagine participation in the experience of of others · Image: reading books
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stoic (adjective)
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· emotionless, unmoved
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Pilfer (verb)
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· to steal in small quantities image: stealing gum from Spencer
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Subvert/subversive
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· to overthrow the established system · rebellious, revolutionary
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coy (adjective)
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· shy and flirty
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conscientious (adjective)
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· responsible, reliable, meticulous
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Mystique
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· having an aura of mystery · some sort of allure
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Melancholy
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· gloomy, depressed
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Precarious
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· dangerous, risky, uncertain, unstable, or dangerous
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Impetuous (adj)
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· impulsive, rush, unthinking
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. Notorious (adj)
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· widely and unfavorable known, scandalous
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Scrutinize
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to examine carefully, critically (neutral or negative)
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