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43 Cards in this Set
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Fractiousness
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Noun
Tendency to be troublesome Unruliness |
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Peremptory
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Adjective
Imperative, assertive, absolute In which a command is absolute |
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Supercilious
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Adjective
Coolly and patronizingly haughty |
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Hauteur
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Noun
Arrogance, haughtiness |
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Credulity
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Noun
Readiness or willingness to believe slight or doubtful evidence Credulousness, gullible |
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Ectoplasm
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Noun
Outer relatively rigid layer of the cytoplasm of the cell Supposed emanation from the body of a spirit |
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Strident
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Adjective
Characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound Commanding attention by loud and obtrusive quality |
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Prodigality
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Noun
Profuse or wasteful expenditure Reckless spendthrift |
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Vacuous
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Adjective
Emptied of or lacking content Stupid Idle, devoid of intelligence or occupation |
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Provincial
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Adjective
Showing manners considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants |
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Punctilious
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Adjective
Marked by or concerned about precise accordance with details of codes or conventions |
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Denizen
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Noun
Inhabitant, resident A person who regularly frequents a place |
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Turgid
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Adjective
Swollen, tumid Inflated, overblown or pompous; bombastic |
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Dilatory
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Adjective
Tending to or intended to cause delay Tending to procrastinate, tardy |
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Lachrymose
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Adj
Weeping Inclined to weep Tending to cause weeping |
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Morose
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Adjective
Melancholy Gloomy |
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Apathetic
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Adjective
lacking feeling lacking interest |
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Listless
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Adjective
Lack of interest or desire Physical state of indifference Spiritless |
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Despondent
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Adjective
Adjective Discouraged |
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Lugubrious
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Adjective
Gloomy (often to an exaggerated degree) |
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Morbid
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Adjective
Possessing a disturbing state of mind Emphasizing on or preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts |
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Querulous
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Adjective
Whining Complaining Grumbling |
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Petulant
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Adjective
Irritable Bad-tempered Contemptuous or childishly rude |
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Peevish
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Adjective
Mood of one who is unpleasant to be around Crabby, grumpy state of mind (inward) |
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Dolorous
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Adjective
Grieving Feeling sad or sorrowful |
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Doleful
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Adjective
Grieving Feeling sad or sorrowful |
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Ecstatic
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Adjective
Adjective Extreme happiness Purely joyful Euphoric |
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Jubilant
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Adjective
Very happy Noun: jubilee = celebration |
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Exultant
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Adjective
Extremely happy Verb: exult = to be very happy |
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Jocular
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Adjective
Tending to make jokes Jocose: merry Jocund: lighthearted |
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Risible
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Adjective
Feeling inclined to laughter Remarks or situations that are likely to provoke laughter |
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Complacent
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Negative sense of being unpleasantly self-satisfied
Smug |
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Complaisant
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A person who is overly eager to please
A person who calmly accepts mistreatment |
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Dunce
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Noun
Stupid person A dolt |
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Luddite
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A person who opposes technology
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Pyrrhic
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Adjective
A technical win achieved at a high cost |
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Spoonerism
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Noun
Humorous transposition of sounds Eg: blushing crows-->crushing blows |
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Draconian
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Adjective
Treatment that is seen as exceedingly harsh or severe |
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Maverick
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Noun
A person who dissents form group opinion and goes his/her own way |
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Quixotic
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Adjective
Overly idealistic |
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Mesmerize
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Verb
To enthrall To capture fully someone's attention |
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Galvanize
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Verb
Spurring someone into thought or action |
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Tawdry
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Adjective
Literally cheap Gaudy in appearance of something more figuratively shameful. |
