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13 Cards in this Set
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cryptic |
Having a meaning a meaning that is mysterious or obscure, Puzzling. |
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miserly |
Mean, penny-I pinching, cheap, greedy. |
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disdainful |
Scorning, sneering, disrespectful, snobbish. |
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raucous |
To make a disturbing loud or harsh noise. |
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resolve |
To settle, solve, or find a solution to a dispute. |
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toady |
Obsequiousness, obedient or attentive to an excessive degree especially to someone rich. A lackey or servant. A yes man. |
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debacle |
A failure, disaster, catastrophe, mess, wreck |
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narcissist |
Thinking very highly of one self, grandiose, thinking others are inferior. A person who has an excessive interest or admiration of oneself. |
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intractable |
Hard to control or deal with. |
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Indifferent |
Having no particular interest, unconcerned. |
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virulent |
Extremely harmful of a disease or poison. Toxic, lethal, fetal. |
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Ominous |
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen. Threatening. |
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odious |
Extremely unpleasant, repulsive, disgusting, nasty. |
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