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51 Cards in this Set
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complacent
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pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation
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ostentatious
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a conspicious or pretentious show in an attempt to impress others or attract notice
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laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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terse
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neatly or effectively concise, or abrutly concise
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loquacious
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characterized by excessive talk; wordy
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vacuous
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empty, lacking ideas or intelligence, purposeless
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
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hackneyed
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overfamiliar through overuse
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trite
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lacking in effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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levity
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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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pugnacious
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent
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prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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inception
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beginning; start; commencement
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audacious
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
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brevity
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shortness in duration
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grandiloquent
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speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic
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voluble
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characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent
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prosaic
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dull, unimaginative
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munificent
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very generous
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frugal
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economical in use or expenditure
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spurious
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not genuine, counterfeit, of illegitimate birth
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contemptuous
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showing contempt or disdain, scornful
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presumptuous
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going beyond what is right or proper, excessively forward
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pithy
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brief, forceful and meaningful in expression, full of vigor
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colloquial
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using informal or conversational style
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prattle
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to talk in a foolish or simple minded way, to chatter or babble
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banal
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devoid of freshness or orginality
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verbose
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wordy, too many words
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting or stimulating qualities
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placate
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to appease or pacify
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antagonism
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an active hostility or opposition
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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squander
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to spend or use wastefully or extravagently
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lithe
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flexible, supple
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coalesce
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to blend together or come together
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disdainful
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scornful
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pretentious
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making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious
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quiescent
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being at rest; quiet; still
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diffuse
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to spread
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rant
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to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful
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eloquence
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the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
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mundane
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common or ordinary
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allay
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to rest, calm, or quiet
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affable
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showing warmth and friendliness
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight, belligerent
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lavish
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using or giving in great amounts
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austere
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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind
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debunk
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to expose a claim as being pretentious or false
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