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14 Cards in this Set
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Bombastic (adjetive )
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Speaking pompously; Self importance. After she won the award, her bombastic speech gave me a headache.
Bombast (noun ) |
Self importance
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Derisive (adjetive )
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Scornful, Expressing ridicule; Mocking.
Many people threw derisive comments at the president. Derision (noun) My parents always throw derision at me. Deride (verb) Often times he derides me at one point. |
Mocking
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Effusive (adjetive )
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Expressing uncontrollable emotions;
The child whining was a bit effusive. Effusivness (noun ) The childs effusivness annoyed me at walmart. |
Uncontrolable Emotions
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Harangue (noun )
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The teachers harangue was well known in school.
A lenghthy & aggressive speech. A scolding bombastic speech. |
Long and aggressive speech.
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Importune (verb)
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Nonstop Request, persistant, complaining.
Walmart is the place where children importune their parents. Importunate (adverb) My friend is importynate. |
Nonstop Request
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Ambivalent (adjetive)
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Mixed, conflict feelings; uncertain feelings.
I am ambivalent to the new policy. Ambivalence (noun) |
Uncertain feelings
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Garrulous (adjetive)
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Excessive talking; Quiet people are usually the garrulous ones when writing an essay.
Garrulity ( noun ) His garrulity is giving me a headache. |
Chatter Box
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Loquacious (adjetive )
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Talkative, Babbling; Woman are known to be loquacious.
Loquacity (noun ) |
Babbling
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Noxious (adjetive )
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Harmful, unpleasant; It's noxious when you smell gasoline.
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Unpleasant
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Voracious (adjetive )
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Consuming large quantities, greed, big appetite;
I have a voracious hunger for english. Voracity (noun ) |
Big appetite
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Diffident ( adjetive )
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Lack of confidance, timid, lack of worth.
She seemed diffident when she gave her speech. Diffidence (noun) |
Timid
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Gregarious (adjetive )
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Sociable, Outgoing
My friend is a little bit gregarious for my taste. |
Outgoing
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Irascible ( adjetive )
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Easily angered, irritable, crabby
I get irascible when I loose my money. |
Easily angered
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Pretentious ( adjetive )
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To negatively impress, or show off. Self importance even though one acts like a fool.
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Show off
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