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25 Cards in this Set
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Characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance
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Pompous
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Something added to another thing but not essential to it
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Adjunct
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To seperate or set apart from others or from the main group
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Segregate
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characterized by strength and distinctness of preception; extremely sensitive
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keen
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like wasp behavior
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Waspish
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expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
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adroit
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a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect
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foible
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a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning response
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Nuance
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having little or no regard for interests
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egocentric
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something by which two things are joined
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juncture
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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
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Contemptuous
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bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized
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stark
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formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum
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Aggregate
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an act or instance of enjoining
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Injunction
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to come together
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congregate
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haughty, disdainful,
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Cavalier
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fond of the company of others
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Gregarious
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to prescribe with authority or emphasis
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enjoin
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modest, without ostentatious display; plain
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Unpretentious
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm
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Ebullient
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extraordinary in a some bad way
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Egregious
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the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field
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Repertoire
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anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
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Legacy
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incapable of being repressed or restrained, uncontrollable
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Irrepressible
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showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
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Condescending
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