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15 Cards in this Set
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complacent
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showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
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ostenatious
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designed to impress or attract notice
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laconic
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using very few words
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terse
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sparing in the use of words; abrupt
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loquacious
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talkative
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vacuous
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having or showing a lack of thought or intellingence; mindless
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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hackneyed
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make common use
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trite
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lacking originality or freshness
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mitigate
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make less severe, serious, or painful
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levity
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humor or frivolity
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pugnacious
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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
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prodigal
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spending money or resources freely and recklessly
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inception
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the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity
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audacious
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showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
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