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30 Cards in this Set
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stream of verbal abuse
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tirade
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restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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reticent
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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pontificate
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no longer valid
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obsolete
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generosity
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largess
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obstruct
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hinder
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make a mistake
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err
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dignified, correct behavior
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decorum
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being brief
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brevity
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skillful
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adroit
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cowardly; fearful
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timorous
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preservation; withholding
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retention
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weighty; slow and heavy
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ponderous
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a dominating concern
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obsession
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theft; robbery; stealing
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larceny
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1) picture writing
2) writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
hieroglyphics
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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equivocate
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an athletic competition with 10 events
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decathlon
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muscular
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brawny
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forceful; inflexible
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adamant
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prevent; frustrate
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thwart
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a tonic
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restorative
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causing debate or argument
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polemical
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servile; submissive
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obsequious
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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languish
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rigid in opinions
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hidebound
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typified; characterized; personified
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epitomized
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exposing false claims or myths
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debunking
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someone who boasts
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braggart
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sharpness(mental or visual)
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acuity
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