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21 Cards in this Set
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affable |
adj. good natured and sociable |
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amiable |
adj. friendly and pleasant in nature |
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audacious |
adj. daring;bold impudent |
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calamity |
n. a disaster |
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catercorner |
adj. placed or situated diagonally |
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commiserate |
v. (usually followed by with) express or feel pity |
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conspicuous |
adj. clearly visible |
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coy |
adj. archly or affectedly shy |
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disheveled |
adj. untidy;ruffled;disordered |
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estranged |
adj. no longer on friendly terms with someone |
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exhort |
v. strongly urge someone to do something |
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expound |
v. present and explain a theory or idea in detail |
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glib |
adj. using words easily, but without much thought or sincerity |
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haughty |
adj. behaving in an arrogant and superior way towards others |
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inarticulate |
adj. unable to express one's ideas or feelings clearly or easily |
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indignant |
adj. feeling or showing offense and annoyance |
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insolent |
adj. rude or disrespectful |
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loquacious |
adj. talkative |
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magnanimous |
adj. generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person |
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presentiment |
n. a feeling that something undesirable is going to happen |
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taciturn |
adj. saying little; uncommunicative |
