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20 Cards in this Set
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audacious
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adj
fearlessly,often recklessly,daring,adventurous,and brave;unrestrained by convention or propriety;insolent |
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churlish
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adj
boorish or vulgar;having a bad disposition;surly;difficult to work with;intractable |
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demure
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adj
modest and reserved in manner or behavior;shy, having always been attracted to the shy and quiet type |
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dolorous
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adj
exhibiting sorrow,grief,or pain |
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epicurean
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adj
devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure,especially to good food and comfort |
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extenuating
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adj
lessened the magnitute or seriousness of,especially by making partial excuses |
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facetious
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adj
playing jocular |
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feisty
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adj
touchy;quarrelsome;full of spirit;frisky or spunky |
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flippant
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adj
marked by disrespectful levity or casualness;pert |
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imperious
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adj
arrogantly domineering or overbearing;dictorial |
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jaunty
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adj
having a bouyant or self-confident air;brisk;crisp and dapper in appearance |
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myriad
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adj
constituting a very large and definite number;innumerable;composed of numerous diverse elements of facets noun a great number,countless |
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oblique
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adj
having a slanting or sloping direction,course, or position;indirect or evasive;devious,misleading or dishonest |
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ornate
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adj
elaborately and often excessively ornamented;showy or flowery |
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palpable
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adj
capable of being handled,touched, or felt;tangible |
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prodigious
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adj
impressively great in size,force,or extent;extraordinary;marvelous |
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prone
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adj
lying with the front or face downwards;having a tendancy;inclined |
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relevant
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adj
having a bearing on or a connection with the matter at hand |
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sardonic
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adj
scornfully or cynically mocking |
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vehement
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adj
characterized by forcefullness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction;fervid intent |
