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15 Cards in this Set
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mercurial
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adj - lively or active; tending to change suddenly and unpredictably
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meretricious
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adj - 1 bright or attractive on the surface, but of no real value. 2 false and insincere
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palpable
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adj - easily detected; obvious
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pungent
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adj - 1 said of a taste or smell: sharp and strong. 2 said of remarks or wit, etc: cleverly caustic or biting
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satiate
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verb - to gratify fully; to satisfy to excess
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sate
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verb - to satisfy (a longing or appetite) to the full or to excess
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sycophant
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noun - someone who flatters in a servile way
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commensurate (with)
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adj - 1 in equal proportion to something; appropriate to it. 2 equal in extent, quantity, etc to something
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grandiloquent
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adj - speaking, or spoken or written, in a pompous, self-important style
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inhibition
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noun - a feeling of fear or embarrassment, caused by emotional or psychological factors which prevents one from acting, thinking, etc freely or spontaneously in some way
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inhibit
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verb - to make someone feel nervous or frightened about acting freely or spontaneously, eg by causing them to doubt their abilities
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militate (against)
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verb - said of facts, etc: to have a strong influence or effect
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pariah
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noun - someone scorned and avoided by others; a social outcast
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sensibility
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noun - 1 the ability or capacity to feel or have sensations or emotions. 2 a delicacy of emotional response; sensitivity
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temerity
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noun - rashness or boldness; an unreasonable lack of fear
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