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39 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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conceptual
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acerbic
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sour harsh severe
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings about someone or something
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amused
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pleasurely entertained
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aphoristic
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expressing a belief
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bemused
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absent minded
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benign
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kind
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bitter
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pungent; sharp
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blithe
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happy
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chatty
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talkative
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colloquial
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converstional
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concrete
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factual; defnied
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condescending
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snobby
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confessional
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confession booth
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cynical
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non believeing; doubtful
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defiant
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disobedieint
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detached
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disconnected
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dispassionate
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impartial; detached
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earnest
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verey enthusiastic
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wmotive
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emotional
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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euphemisitic
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polite
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exurban
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polite
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flippant
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rude
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florid
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showy
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formal
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established; orderly
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grandiloquent
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speak in pompus fashion
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grim
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stern
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heroic
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hero character
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hyperbolic
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exaggerated
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indignant
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angry; livid
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informal
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casual, unofficial
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lilting
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to sing or play in light, rythmic manner
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matter of fact
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something of factual evidence
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maudlin
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tearfully or weakly emotinal
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meancing
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threatning bc of evil harm
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metaphysical
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pertaining to abstract philosophy
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mock-heroic
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imitatting that which is heroic
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naive
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having or showing unaccepted simplicity of nature
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