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20 Cards in this Set
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prodigal
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"recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse
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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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querulous
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"prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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"characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment"
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recalcitrant
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"obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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"to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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specious
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"seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false"
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surfeit
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"an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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"to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention"
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garrulous
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"pointlessly talkative, talking too much"
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glib
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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impetuous
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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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inimical
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"damaging; harmful; injurious
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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