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43 Cards in this Set
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Eloquent
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extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement
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Diffident
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lacking slef-confidence; timid
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Malcontent
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dissatisfied with existing conditions
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Eminent
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standing out, renowned; distinguished; prominent.
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incessant
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continuing without interruption nonstop
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latent
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laying hidden or undeveloped; potential.
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wince
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to flinch, to shrink back or start aside; as from a blow or pain.
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Prudent
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cautious; discreet; exercising good judgment.
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Augment
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To make or become greater
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Ebullience
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enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement.
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Philippic
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A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a tirade.
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flip out
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Pandemic
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Widespread; general
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Choleric
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hot tempered, quick to anger
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Peccadillo
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a small sin
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emphatic
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forcibly expressive
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Logistics
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the details of an operation
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Succinct
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brief and to the point; concise and terse.
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Defunct
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dead or inactive; having ceased to exist
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junk
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rhetoric
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the art and study of using language effectively and persuasively
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Dogmatic
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characterized by an authoritative, often attainable assertion of option or beliefs
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Ostensible
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appearing as such; offered as genuine or real.
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Pliable
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receptive to change; persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted.
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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Accountable
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responsible
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Circumspect
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Cautious; needful of situations and potential consequences.
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Abstract
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Difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
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Idyllic
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Charming in a rustic way, naturally peaceful.
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Cryptic
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Having an ambiguous or hidden meaning.
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Adroit
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skillful, deft
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Bauble
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A small, inexpensive trinker
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Tawdry
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gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature.
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Predatory
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victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain; pillaging.
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Symmetry
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exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line
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Ambulatory
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of or for walking; capable of walking.
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Idolatry
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blind or excessive devotion to something.
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Pecuniary
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Consisting of or relating to money
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Ambulatory
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of or for walking; capable of walking.
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skullduggery
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trickery; underhandedness
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ancillary
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helping; providing assistance; subordinate
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sedentary
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characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise
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cursory
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rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail.
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Panorama
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an unbroken view of a wide area
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Saga
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A long story, often telling the history of a family
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