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50 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation/ doubtful or uncertain
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amused/amusing
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agreeable, pleasing, entertaining, cause pleasure
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apprehensive
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anxious, fearful, uneasy abotu the future
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arrogant
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having of displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or importance
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audacious
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fearless, often recklessly daring, bold
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bantering
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good-humored, playful
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candid
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unprejudiced, impartial, open & sincere
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caustic
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cutting
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condescending
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displaying a patronizingly superior attitude
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confused
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unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence
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contented
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satisfied with things the way they are.
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critical
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inclined to judge severely and find fault
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cynical
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showing that people are motivated cheifly by base or selfish concerns
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detached
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seperated, disconnected, aloof or impartial
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disappointed
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thwarted in hope, desire, or expectation
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation/ doubtful or uncertain
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amused/amusing
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agreeable, pleasing, entertaining, cause pleasure
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apprehensive
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anxious, fearful, uneasy abotu the future
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arrogant
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having of displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or importance
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audacious
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fearless, often recklessly daring, bold
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bantering
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good-humored, playful
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candid
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unprejudiced, impartial, open & sincere
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caustic
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cutting
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condescending
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displaying a patronizingly superior attitude
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confused
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unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence
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contented
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satisfied with things the way they are.
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critical
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inclined to judge severely and find fault
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cynical
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showing that people are motivated cheifly by base or selfish concerns
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detached
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seperated, disconnected, aloof or impartial
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disappointed
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thwarted in hope, desire, or expectation
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disdainful
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despise, trate with hawty discontent, reject as beneath oneself
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factual
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real, provides facts
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flippant
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disrespectful levity or casualness, pert.
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past
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horrific
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terrifying
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timorous
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funny, witty
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impartial
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unprejudiced, not biased
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irate
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extremely angry, enraged
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mock-heroic
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satirical imitation of heroic manner or style
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mournful
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sorrowful,sadness, melancholy
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ominous
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menacing, threatening
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms,
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persuasive
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intended or having the power to induce action or belief
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poignant
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affecting or moving the emotions
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reflective
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deeply or seriously thoughtful
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regretful
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sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done
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reverent
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deeply respectful
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satiric
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sardonic, ironical, taunting, cutting, mordant, biting
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skeptical
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doubtful, apprehensive in agreement
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wry
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devious in course or purpose; misdirected
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