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25 Cards in this Set
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impetuous
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hot-headed; rush in without thinking; headlong
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pretentious
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phony
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jettison
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throw out from; eject
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erroneous
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mistaken
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dubious
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doubtful
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incomprehensible
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muddled; not understandable
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candid
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blunt; pointedly honest
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incredulous
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unbelievable
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engigmatic
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puzzling;mysterious;hard to figure out
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ambigous
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unclear; cannot be decided between two ideas/ meanings
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soporific
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sedative; puts people to sleep
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noxious
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poisonous
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inimical
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hostile; harmful; unfriendly
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poignant
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nostalgic; heart-felt; painful
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incongruous
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does not fit together
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chary
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cautious
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amiable
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friendly
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impudent
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rude; outspoken; speaks at wrong time/ to wrong people
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baleful
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deadly
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intractable
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stubborn, not moveable
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bemused
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confused; muddled
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ascetic
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leads simple life; practices self denial; like a hermit
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antediluvian
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prehistory; ancient; archaic; very old
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indignation
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anger; great dissatisfaction
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laxity
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indulgent; gives in easily to requests
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