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49 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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general, not concrete
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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alleviate
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to ease pain or burden
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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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openess
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diatribe
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harshly critical attack
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bilthe
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carefree
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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timorous
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fearful about future
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other
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novel
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strikingly new idea or unusual
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quandary
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a state of uncertainity
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eclectic
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made up of variety of sources or styles
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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fetter
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restrain
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aptiude
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natural ablity
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affinity
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natural attraction
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harbinger
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forerunner; something that precedes something else
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facile
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easily done
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coalesce
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merge, fuse, blend together
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concord
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harmony, agreement; peaceful similarity of attitudes
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fauna
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refers to animals
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precedent
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something that comes before something else
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despot
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tyrant, dictator
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approbation
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praise approval
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singular
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unique, special, remarkable
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expedite
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to facilitate; to help along
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scrutinize
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examine carefully
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compelling
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forceful
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insurgent
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rebel; someone who revolts
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robust
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strong; hard rigourous
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paradox
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self-contradiction
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dubious
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uncertain; doubtful
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vocation
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calling; profession
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erudite
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means scholarly; intellectual
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immutable
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unchangeable
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reprove
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criticize; or correct
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hermetic
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airtight; tightly sealed
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illicit
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forbidden; illegal; taboo
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deprecate
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express strong approval
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mundane
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ordinary; commonplace
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connoisseur
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refined taste in a area
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frenetic
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frantic; frenzied
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static
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not moving; lacking movement
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impervious
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unable to be penetrated
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superficial
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to be shallow; not deep person
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