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60 Cards in this Set

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Incredulous

Unable or willing to believe something

Vindictive

Unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone

Unbiased

Information that is fair because the person is not influenced by there own opinion

Unassuming

Showing no desire to be noticed

Pompous

Someone who thinks they are important and shows this by big words

Sardonic

Showing you do not have a good opinion of someone or some thing, feel better than them

Scathing

Remark that criticizes someone severely

Sheepish

Slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed cause you know you did something wrong

Patronizing

Someone who talks to you in a way that makes you feel less intelligent

Trite

Remark or idea that is boring

Incensed

Very angry

Consiliatory

Doing diverting that is intended to make some one stop arguing

Chafed

Impatient or annoying

Evasive

Not willing to answer a question directly

Plous

Some one who tries to sound sincere but is really not

Ascetic

Living without any physical pleasures

Brevity

Qualify of expressing something in few words

Degradation

Experience that makes you feel ashamed

Dogmatic

Someone who is completely certain of their beliefs and expect others to accept them without arguing

Duplicity

Dishonest behavior that is intended to deceive someone

Fallacious

Containing or based on false ideas

Fastidious

Very careful about small details in your work

Garrulous

Talking a lot

Gratuitous

Something said or done without a good reason in a way that offend someone

Reprehensible

Behavior that is very bad and deserves criticism

Repudiate

To refuse to accept or continue something

Pacifist

Someone who believes the war is wrong and refuses violence

Proliferation

Sudden increase in number or amount of something

Levity

Lack of respect or seriousness when you are dealing with something serious

Incorrigible

Someone who is bad in the way that cannot be changed

Altruistic

Behavior that shows you care about or will help people

Analogous

Similar to another situation or thing

Comprehensive

including all necessary facts or details

Concise

Short with no unnecessary words

Contentious

Causing a lot of argument

Decorum

Behavior that shows respect and is correct for the situation

Delineate

To describe or draw something carefully

Enigma

Someone or something that is strange

Enmity

Feeling of hatred towards someone

Expedient

Helping you do with a problem quickly and effectively

Furtive

Behaving as if you want to keep something a secret

Gregarious

Friendly preferring to be with others

Guile

The use of clever but dishonest method to deceive

Immutable

Never changing

Impudence

Rude and showing no respect to others

Indigenous

Things that have always been in the place where they are

Innocuous

Not offensive

Intrepid

Willing to do dangerous things

Listless

Feeling tired or not interested

Obstinate

Determined not to change your ideas

Opaque

Difficult to understand

Partisan

Strongly supporting a particular political party plan or theater

Precocious

Child shows intelligence or skill at a very young age

Prolific

Artist or writer that produces many works of art

Refute

Prove that a statement or idea is incorrect

Vilify

To say or write bad things about someone or something

Terse

Ater she reply your message uses very few words and shows you are annoyed

Taciturn

Speaking very little that you seem unfriendly

Sage

Very wise as a result of experience

Usurp

To take someone else's power