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40 Cards in this Set
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fractiousness
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being unruly or readily angered
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feigned
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pretended; sham; counterfeit
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bantering
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exchanging of light, playful, teasing remarks
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complacency
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feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger or defect
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intimation
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indication; hint; imply
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or facial expression
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apathetic
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having or showing little or no emotion
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languid
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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
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hauteur
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haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
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prodigality
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wasteful extravagance in spending
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credulity
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willingness to believe or trust too readily; gullibility
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cynical
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showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality of one's actions
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ascertain
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to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
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convivial
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friendly; agreeable
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affectation
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an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed
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punctilious
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strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
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disconcerting
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disturbing the self possession of; perturbing
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juxtaposition
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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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defunct
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no longer in effect or use, not operating or functioning
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abortive
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failing to succeed; unsuccessful; imperfectly developed
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distraught
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distracted; deeply agitated; mentally deranged
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vestige
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mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
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fluctuate
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to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly
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turbulent
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being in a state of agitation; disturbed
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turgid
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swollen; distended; tumid
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contingency
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dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition
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profusion
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abundance; extravagance
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oblivion
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state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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affront
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personally offensive act or word, deliberate act or display of disrespect
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inviolate
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free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
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intermittent
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stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again
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presumptuous
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full of or showing readiness to presume in conduct or thought; forward
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formidable
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causing fear; apprehension, or dread
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pervaded
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to become spread throughout all parts of
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corroborate
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to make more certain, confirm
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
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adventitious
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associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic
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superfluous
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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
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jaunty
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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
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transitory
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not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal
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