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38 Cards in this Set
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Brusque |
Rudely abrupt |
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Capricious |
Impulsive and unpredictable |
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Caustic |
Sarcastic |
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Cloying |
Excessively sweet or sentimental |
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Equanimity |
Steadiness of mind under stress |
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Esoterix |
Intended for/understood by only a small group |
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Fastidious |
Difficult to please |
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Finagle |
To trick, swindle, or cheat |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Hedonist |
A pleasure seeker |
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Idyllic |
Charming in rustic ways |
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Infinitesimal |
Immeasurably small |
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Insidious |
Treacherous |
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Lurid |
Ghastly pale |
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Ostentatious |
Showy |
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Ostracize |
To exclude from a group; banish, exile |
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Peevish |
Easily irritated/ annoyed |
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Precocious |
Appearing or developing early |
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Propriety |
Correct or appropriate behavior |
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Quintessential |
Perfect example |
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Revel |
Take light in |
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Scintillating |
Brilliantly clever |
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Stoic |
Unaffected by pleasure or pain |
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Suave |
Having sophisticated charm |
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Sycophant |
Self serving flatterer |
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Tirade |
Long, angry speech; usually very critical |
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Ubiquitous |
Being present everywhere at once |
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Zealous |
Enthusiastic |
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Aberration |
Something that differs from the norm |
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Abhor |
To hate, detest |
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Arcane |
Obscure, secret |
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Avarice |
Excessive greed |
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Circumspect |
Cautious |
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Coherent |
Logically consistent, intelligible |
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Complacency |
Self satisfied ignorance of danger |
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Decry |
Criticize openly |
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Elated |
Overjoyed, thrilled |
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Fabricate |
To make up, invent |
