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34 Cards in this Set
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loquacious
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talkative
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gullible
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easily believable
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suave
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persuasive person
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pompous
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someone overwhelmed in his own importance
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asthetic
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someone sensitive to art
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taciturn
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someone that doesnt speak very much
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opinionated
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someone who is strong in opinion
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phlegmatic
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person that has no energy; too much flem; lethargic
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erudite
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to have a lot of knowledge
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complacent
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at ease with yourself; self satisfied
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punctilious
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precise about how things should be
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indefatigable
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having plenty of energy; never get tired
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vapid
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not having much to say
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iconoclastic
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oppose described rules of order
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misanthropic
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hates everyone
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puerile
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childish
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ascetic
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hermit; (person who lives in a hut and likes it)
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peccadillo
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minor sin
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penury
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extreme poverty
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megalomania
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form of madness; exaggerated opinion of yourself
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imbroglio
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an imbarassing situation
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braggadocio
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empty bragging; talking the talk without backing it up
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panacea
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cure all; takes care of everything
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fiasco
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total failure; lack of success
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idiosyncrasy
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your excentric, to be odd
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rationalize
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1) making excuses for shortcomings
2)try to find a rational explanation |
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anomaly
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something that does not fit
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malinger
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someone who pretends to be sick to avoid work
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elite
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someone in the very highest category
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parvenu
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a new rich person
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jingoism
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fanatic nationalism
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intelligentsia
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highly educated class of people
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chicanery
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mean spirited trickery
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banal
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commonplace; undistinguished
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