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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Brevity
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Being Brief
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Decorum
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Dignified, decent, correct behavior (adj Decorous)
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Err
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Make a mistake
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Hinder
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Obstruct
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Largess
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Generosity
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Obsolete
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No longer valid
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Pontificate
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Speak pompously, dogmatically
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Reticent
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Restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative
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Tirade
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Stream of verbal abuse
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Adulation
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strong admiration, worship
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Bristle
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to show irritation
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Decoy
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lure, trap, trick
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Erratic
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wandering, irregular
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Histrionic
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theatrical, exaggerated
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Laud
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praise
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Obstreperous
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noisy and bositerous
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Portend
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foretell
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Retraction
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withdrawl, cancellation of a statement
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Titter
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giggle quietly
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