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49 Cards in this Set

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Garrulous
Tending to talk a lot
Iconoclast
One who opposes established beliefs, customs, etc.
Imperturbable
Not capable of being disturbed
Impetuous
Quick to act without thinking
Implacable
Unable to be calmed down
Inchoate
Not fully formed; disorganized
Ingenuous
Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
Immical
Hostile, unfriendly
Innocuous
Harmless
Insipid
Lacking interest or flavor
Intransigent
Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
Inundate
To overwhelm; to cover with water
Irascible
Easily made angry
Laconic
Using few words
Laud
To give praise; to glorify
Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Misanthrope
A person who dislikes others
Mitigate
To soften; to lessen
Mollify
To calm or make less severe
Obdurate
Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
Obsequious
Overly submissive and eager to please
Obviate
To prevent; to make unnecessary
Occlude
To stop up
Onerous
Troublesome and oppresive
Opprobrium
Public disgrace
Paradox
Contradiction or dilemma
Paragon
Model of excellence or perfection
Pedant
Someone who shows off learning
Perfidious
Willing to betray one's trust
Perfunctory
Done in a routine way; indifferent
Placate
To soothe or pacify
Precipitate
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
Prevaricate
To lie; deviate from the truth
Prodigal
Lavish; wasteful
Propitiate
To appease
Prudence
Wisdom, caution or restraint
Quiescent
Motionless
Rarefy
To make thinner or sparser
Repudiate
To reject the validity of
Reticent
Silent; reserved
Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
Specious
Deceptively attractive; Seemingly plausible but fallacious
Stolid
Unemotional
Sublime
Lofty or grande
Tacit
Done without using words
Taciturn
Silent, not talkative
Tarpor
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
Vacillate
To sway physically; to be indecisive
Veracity
Filled with truth and accuracy