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19 Cards in this Set
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Speaking pompously
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Bombastic
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Strong criticism or disapproval
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Censure
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Scornful and jeering
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Derisive
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To Belittle
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Disparage
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unrestrained emotions
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effusive
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fluent
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eloquent
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to declare false; oppose
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gainsay
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a long tirade
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harangue
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to ask incessantly
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importune
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comical misuse of words
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malapropism
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to speak more delicately
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mince
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scornful
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opprobrious
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banal statement
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platitude
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to plead in protest
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remonstrate
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witty reply
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repartee
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sarcastic
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sardonic
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maxims and proverbs
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sententious
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mistake in the use of language or manners
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solecism
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comfortable with speaking
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voluble
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