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25 Cards in this Set
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Aesthetic
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artistic, visual
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Aloof
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Unfriendly, distant, cold
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Archaic
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old, ancient, out dated
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Assuage
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Ease, lessen, take the edge off
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Belie
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disprove, contradict, give the lie to
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Contentious
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arguable, debatable, controversial
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Daunt
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intimidate, scare, discourage
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Debilitate
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incapacitate, weaken, hamper, hinder
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Discord
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conflict, argument, disagreement
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Dissemination
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distribution, spreading, giving out
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Dogmatic
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rigid, inflexible, strict
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Duplicity
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deceit, dishonesty, deception
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Egocentric
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selfish, egotistic, self-centered
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Euphemism
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an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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Gluttonous
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greedy, excessive
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Mundane
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dull, ordinary, routine, everyday, boring
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Ominous
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worrying, gloomy, warning, threatening
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Petulance
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bad temper, tantrums, grumpiness
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Pompus
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arrogant, snobbish, self-important
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Precocious
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intelligent, gifted, bright
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Slothful
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lazy, sluggish, inactive
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Trivia
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details, finer points
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Verbose
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wordly, talkative, rambling
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Virulent
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strong, active, bitter, powerful
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Volatile
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unstable, unpredictable, explosive, hot-blooded, hot tempered
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