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45 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic |
Criticizing someone in a cruel but clever way |
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Ambivalent |
Not sure whether you want it like something |
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Apathetic |
Not interested in something or willing to make effort to change it |
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Bombastic |
Language that contains long words that sound important but mean nothng |
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Candid |
Telling the truth |
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Colloquial |
Language or words that are informal conversations |
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Didactic |
Speech or writing is intended to teach someone a moral |
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Docile |
Quiet and easily controlled |
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Effusive |
Showing good feelings in a very excited way |
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Esoteric |
Known and understood by only few |
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Flippant |
Not being serious about something others think you should be |
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Gullible |
To ready to believe what others tell u or easily tricked |
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Incendiary |
Price of writing that is intended to make others angry |
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Insipid |
Not interesting, exciting or attractive |
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Languid |
Slow or lazy |
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Abstract |
Based on general ideas rather than specific examples |
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Assertive |
Behaving in a confident way |
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Belligerent |
Very unfriendly and wanting to argue |
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Blunt |
Speaking in an honest way |
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Caustic |
Remark that criticizes someone in a way that in not nice but humerous |
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Cynical |
Unwilling to believe people have good |
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Disdainful |
Showing you do not respect someone because they aren't important |
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Erudite |
A lot of knowledge based on careful study |
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Euphemistic |
Language that uses polite words to avoid upsetting others |
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Farcial |
A situation or event that is very silly |
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Goading |
Make someone do something by annoying them |
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Indulgent |
Willing to allow someone to do whatever they want |
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Mundane |
Ordinary |
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Narcissistic |
To concerned about their appearance or time admiring themselves |
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Obsequious |
Very eager to please |
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Vitriolic |
Language or writing that is very cruel and angry towards someone |
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Zealous |
Someone who does support something with great energy |
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Turgid |
Writing or speech that is boring |
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Timid |
Having no courage |
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Strident |
Forceful and determined |
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Sanguine |
Happy and hopeful about the future |
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Restrained |
Behavior that is calm and controlled |
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Quizzical |
Expression that shows you do not understand |
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Provocative |
Behavior that is intended to cause a lot of discussion |
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Pretentious |
Someone who tries to seem more important then they really are in order to impress |
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Penitent |
Feeling sorry because you did something wrong |
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Pedantic |
Paying to much attention to the rules |
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Obscure |
Difficult to understand |
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Obtuse |
Slow to understand things, annoying way |
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Mallcious |
Very unkind and cruel |
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