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28 Cards in this Set
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Despondent |
depressed; gloomy |
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Devious |
roundabout; erratic; not straightforward |
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Provincial |
limited in outlook; unsophisticated |
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Ostentatious |
Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
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Exuberance |
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm |
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Aloof |
apart; reserved |
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Haughtiness |
pride; arrogance |
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Pragmatic |
practical; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something |
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Depravity |
extreme corruption; wickedness |
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Ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory of conflicting emotional attitudes |
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Appraise |
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; asses to estimate the nature, quality, or importance |
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Conflagration |
great fire, destructive fire |
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Flagrant |
conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous |
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Quandary |
dilemma |
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Taciturn |
habitually silent; talking little |
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Aberration |
something that differs from the norm |
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nefarious |
evil, wicked |
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curtail |
shorten, reduce |
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affable |
easily approachable, warm, friendly |
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prodigal |
wasteful, reckless with money |
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furtive |
stealthy or sneaky |
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emulate |
imitate, rival |
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obliterate |
destroy completely |
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idiosyncrasy |
individual trait usually odd in nature, eccentricity |
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garrulous |
wordy, talkative |
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Rancor |
bitterness, hatred |
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usurp |
seize an others power or tank |
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Parsimony |
stinginess, excessive frugality |
