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26 Cards in this Set
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Colloquially |
of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. |
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Reticent |
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |
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Floundered |
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud. |
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Querulously |
complaining in a petulant or whining manner |
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Effrontery |
shameless boldness |
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Demurred |
raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. |
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Banter |
1. the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. |
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Incredulous |
of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. |
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Suffused |
gradually spread through or over. |
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Scintillating |
sparkling or shining brightly. |
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Preclude |
prevent from happening; make impossible. |
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Convivial |
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable. (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial. |
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Opulence |
great wealth or luxuriousness. |
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Insatiable |
of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy. |
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Indolent |
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. |
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Superseded |
take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant. |
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Perfunctory |
of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. |
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Antipathy |
a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. |
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Compunction |
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad. |
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Inexorable |
impossible to stop or prevent. |
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Regaled |
entertain or amuse (someone) with talk. |
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Facetious |
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |
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Avowal |
An avowal is an affirmation of the truth of what you believe |
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Swarthy |
Dark skinned |
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Innocuous |
not harmful or offensive |
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Reticent |
Not revealing ones thoughts or feelings easily |
