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51 Cards in this Set
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mien
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face or actions or manners that reveal your state of mind
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fastidious
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fussy or overly-particular, critical, particular, hard to please
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supercilious
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showing arrogance, superiority, or contempt
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impertinent
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to be rude, intrusive, or uncivil
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pedantic
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overly learned or showing off what you know
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indolent
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lazy, lacking energy, lethargic
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countenance
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appearance, esp. in the face, or the face. verb: to permit, to approve, to support
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odious
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hateful, detestable, offensive
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iniquitous
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unjust, wicked, sinful
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obsequious
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being a suck up, attempting to win favor by flattery or complete obedience
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implacability
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not to be appeased, satisfied, or calmed
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insolent
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boldly rude, disrespectful, impertinant
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veracity
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truthfulness, correctness
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conjecture
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a guess or speculation, to guess or speculate
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hauteur
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arrogance or hautiness
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entreat
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plead, to beg, to ask earnestly
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diffidence
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shyness
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dissemble
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to mislead, to conceal the truth, to put on a false appearance
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coquetry
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fliration or behavior of a coquette
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effusion
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pouring forth or an unrestrained outpour of emotion
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approbation
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approval
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diapprobation
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disapproval or condemnation
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rectitude
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correctness, rightness, moral virtue
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impute
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attribute, or give credit to
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repine
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to complain or to be discontented
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imprudence
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rash, lacking discretion, quality of lacking caution, being unwise, or rash
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prudence
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quality of being wise, careful, cautious
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duplicity
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speaking or acting in different ways with intent to mislead
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mercenary
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influenced by greed, working/acting only for money as a reward
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felicity
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happiness or bliss
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affability
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friendliness, warmth
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness, eagerness, livliness, briskness
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controverted
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disputed, raised opposition to or voiced arguments against
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officious
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medalsome, aggressive in wanting unwanted help
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caprice
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sudden, unpredictable change, whim
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scruples
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moral principles or rules
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lamentations
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act of expressing grief
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volubility
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quality of being fluent in speech or writing
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conjugal
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relating to marriage or to married people
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impropriety
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quality of being improper, incorrect, or inappropriate
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querulous
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complaining, full of complaints, discontented
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perturbation
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an unhappy, worried mental state, agitation, the act of perturbing
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eminence
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a position of distinction or superiority, a hill
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tete-a-tete
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a private conversation between two people
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pecuniary
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relating to money
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acrimony
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sharpness, harshness, bitterness of speech, nature, or disposition
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profligate
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recklessly wasteful and extravagent, deplorably, degraded
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invectives
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language or expression that is abusive or denuciatory
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident, reddish
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licentiousness
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lack of moral discipline, lack of sexual restraint
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connubial
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relating to marriage or to married people
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