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15 Cards in this Set
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braggart
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a person who boasts about achievements or possessions
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narcissist
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excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance
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brevity
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shortness of duration
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taciturn
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reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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grandiloquent
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pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner in way intended to impress
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voluble
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speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; talkative
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succinct
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short and concise
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derivative
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imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason
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prosaic
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lacking poetic beauty- can't convey the experience
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appease
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calm or soothe by acceding to their demands
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jocular
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fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful
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polemical
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involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech
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munificent
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larger or more generous than is usual or necessary (of a gift or sum of money); very generous kind
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frugal
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sparing or economical with regard to money or food
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spurious
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false or fake
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