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17 Cards in this Set
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Adage
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n- a wise old saying
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Adamant
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adj- extremely stubborn
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Candor
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n- sincerity; openness
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Compelling
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adj- forceful and convincing
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Disparage
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v- to speak of in a negative way; to belittle
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Emphatic
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adj- expressed with forceful speech
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Facetious
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adj- playfully humorous
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Frank
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adj- open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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Garrulous
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adj- excessiverly, tiresomely talkative
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Laconic
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adj- using few words; not talkative
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Lament
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v- to express grief; to mourn; to regret
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Pejorative
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adj- describing words and phrases intnded to belittle others
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Rapport
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n- a relationship of mutual trust and affinity
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Repartee
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n- a swift and witty reply; a conversation characterized by swift and witty replies
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Tacit
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adj- implied but not expressed; unspoken
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Trite
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unoriginal; overused; stale
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Wry
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adj- dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony
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