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21 Cards in this Set
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Querulous
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–adjective
1. full of complaints; complaining. 2. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done. |
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Vitriol
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something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism.
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affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
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Choler
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irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
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Bonhomie
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frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality
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Didactic
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intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
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Contemptuous
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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful.
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Recluse
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a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
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Deplore
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to regret deeply or strongly; lament: to deplore the present state of morality.
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Acclaim
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to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
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Restive
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impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
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Pungent
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sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
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Apathetic
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having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
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Aberration
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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
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Effete
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lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
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Enervate
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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.
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Disinterested
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unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
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Fervor
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great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
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Gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable.
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Inimical
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adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
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Sequester
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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
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