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78 Cards in this Set
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histrionic |
overly dramatic, emotional |
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lauding |
giving praise to, glorifying |
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assuaging |
to ease something unpleaseant |
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deriding |
to mock, treat with contempt |
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inimical to |
hostile (think enemy) |
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acclamation |
act of acclaiming. demonstration of goodwill, approval |
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abstruse |
hard to understand, abstract |
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shrewdness |
keen, sharp, astute |
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prosaic |
commonplace, (think prose) |
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infallibility |
trustworthy, incapable of fraud |
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abjured |
to give up, disown, solemnly renounce a belief |
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chagrin |
disappointment, humiliation |
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spurned |
to treat with contempt (despise) |
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bemusement |
to bewilder, confuse |
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brusque |
blunt, rough |
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gregarious |
outgoing, sociable |
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scurrilous |
obscenely abusive |
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reticent |
reserved, silent |
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congenial |
agreeable, suitable |
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engender |
to cause, give rise to |
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arcane |
understood by few, mysterious |
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perfunctory |
done in a routine or indifferent way |
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contrite |
remorseful |
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obsolescent |
outdated, old-fashioned, obsolete |
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inveterate |
established by habit |
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supercilious |
behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others |
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sardonic |
grimly mocking or cynical |
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fatuous |
silly and pointless |
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ribald |
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude way |
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convalescence |
recovery time after an illness |
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rectitude |
righteousness |
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sycophancy |
someone who kisses up to superiors |
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ambivalent |
uncertain |
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malaise |
dissatisfaction |
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pedantic |
describes a person who emphasizes detail |
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credulous |
gullible, trusting |
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ascetic |
self-denying (think buddha) (s. austere) |
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sanctimonious |
preachy |
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dour |
gloomy |
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doughty |
brave, valiant, fearless |
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pusillanimous |
lacking courage |
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poltroon |
cowardly |
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timorousness |
fear |
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parlous |
full of danger, risk (s. perilous) |
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andoyne |
source of soothing comfort |
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pertinacious |
determined, unwavering (s. resolute) |
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droll |
amusing |
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spurious |
inauthentic, erroneous (similar to apocryphal) |
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salacious |
lustful, sexual innuendo (lecherous) |
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aegis |
guidance and protection |
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supposition |
assumption |
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gesticulation |
abrupt movement |
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adage |
proverb |
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impugned |
criticized |
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anathematizing |
denoucing, cursing |
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jejune |
childish |
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austerity |
somber, grave |
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disaffected |
discontented, dissatisfied |
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consign |
commit |
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implacable |
relentless |
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deleterious
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harmful, poisonous |
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perfidious |
wicked |
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aggrieved |
troubled |
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cerebral |
intellectual |
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augment |
reinforce, strengthen |
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aggrandize |
promote, elevate |
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castigate |
severely criticize |
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ameliorate |
improve (s. mitigate) |
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contrition |
remorse |
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indolence |
indifference, apathy |
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flippancy |
inappropriate levity |
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impertinence |
disrespect, impudence |
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byzantine |
complicated |
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confounding |
confusing |
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extemporization |
ad lib, improv |
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interloping |
intruding |
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resplendance |
brilliance |
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woodenness |
awkwardness, stiffness |
