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20 Cards in this Set
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stolid
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(adj) hard to arouse; not easily excited
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illumination
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(n) lighting up or making bright; enlightenment
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refracted
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(v) to bend from a straight course
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melancholy
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(n) a condition of sadness or low spirits
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trajectory
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(n) a curved path of a projectile
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proclivities
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(n) a tendency or inclination toward something
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objectivity
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(n) without bias or prejudice
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spectacle
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(n) a remarkable sight
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condemnation
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(n) to have a strong disapproval of something
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ravenous
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(adj) greedily hungry
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stagnet
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(adj) not flowing or moving; dull, slugish
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cacophony
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(n) harsh, jarring sound; discord
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luminescent
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(adj) giving off light without heat
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feigning
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(v) pretending; to make-up
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quibble
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(v) evade the point or truth by twisting the meaning of words
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perfunctorily
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(adj) done merely for the sake of getting rid of the duty; mechanical; done from force of habit
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aesthetic
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(adj) having an appreciation of beauty in nature or art
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penance
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(n) voluntary self-punishment to show repentance
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fragmentary
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(adj) consisting of fragments; not complete
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incite
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(v) to urge to action; rouse
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