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26 Cards in this Set
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befuddled
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to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
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cynical
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mocking, scornful, or sneering
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evasive
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intended to avoid something unpleasant
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disparaging
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showing or expressing disapproval or contempt, discouraging
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defiant
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tending to confront and challenge
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empathetic
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able to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
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frustrated
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feeling exasperated, discouraged, or unsatisfied
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fawning
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to attempt to please somebody by showing enthusiastic affection
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fuming
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expressing great anger, especially anger that is not fully expressed
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inane
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irritatingly silly or time-wasting
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incredulous
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showing disbelief
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jaded
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no longer interested in something, often because of having been overexposed to it, exhausted
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malicious
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motivated by a desire to cause harm or pain to another
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narcissistic
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Excessively self-admiring and self-centered
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obsequious
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Submissive, excessively eager to please or obey
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pompous
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excessively elevated or ornate,
having or exhibiting self-importance |
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patronizing
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Condescending, treating somebody as if he or she is less intelligent or knowledgeable than yourself
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ambivalent
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simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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colloquial
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characteristic of spoken language of writing that is used to create the effect of conversation
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docile
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Quiet and easy to control
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dispassionate
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not influenced by emotion or personal feelings, calmly objective
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egotistical
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exaggerated sense of self-importance, conceit
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flippant
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lacking seriousness , thought inappropriate
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pragmatic
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more concerned with practical results than with theories and principle
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reticent
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unwilling to communicate very much, talk freely, or reveal all the facts about something
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