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98 Cards in this Set
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Brevity |
Brief |
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Laconic |
Concise |
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Pithy |
Concise |
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Quiescent |
Quiet |
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Reticent |
Not talking much/ reserved |
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Succinct |
Concise |
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Taciturn |
Silent |
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Terse |
Concise to the point of rudeness |
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Bombastic |
Using language in a showy way |
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Circumlocution |
Speaking in circles |
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Colloquial |
Every day speech |
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Diffuse |
Wordy |
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Digress |
To wander off topic |
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Eloquence |
Ease with speaking |
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Garrulousgrand |
Talkative |
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Grandiloquent |
Using fancy words to impress others |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Prattle |
To talk foolishly |
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Rhetorical |
Insincere/ persuasive speech |
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Complacent |
Self satisfied |
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Contemptuous |
Scornful |
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Disdainful |
Scornful |
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Haughty |
Full of self, think less of others |
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Insolent |
Disrespectful |
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Narcissistic |
Feeling of superiority compared to others |
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Ostentatious |
Showing off/ pretentious |
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Presumptuous |
Too bold |
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Pretentious |
Pretending increased importance to impress others |
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Supercilious |
Looking down on others |
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Banal |
Dull bc of overuse |
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Allay |
Calm |
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Ameliorate |
To make better |
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Appease |
To pacify |
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Conciliate |
Reconcile |
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Mirigate |
To lessen pain |
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Mollify |
To passify |
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Placate |
To soothe |
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Quell |
To pacify |
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Affavle |
Friendly/ easy to talk to |
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Amiable |
Friendly |
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Derivative |
Unoriginal |
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Amicable |
Peaceable |
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Congenial |
Friendly/considerate |
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Convivial |
Sociable |
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Cordial |
Welcoming/warm |
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Gregarlpis |
Outgoing |
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Jocular |
Joking manner |
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Levity |
Lighheartedness |
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Hackneyed |
Made commonplace bc of overuse |
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Insipid |
Lacking flavor/ I exciting |
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Mundane |
Ordinary |
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Pedestrian |
Ordinary |
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Platitude |
Dull |
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Prosaic |
Dull |
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Trite |
Unoriginal |
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Vapid |
Stale |
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Animosity |
Hatred |
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Pugnaciois |
Eager to fight |
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Altruistic |
Showing unselfish concern for others |
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Benevolent |
Charitable/kind |
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Largess |
Generous |
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Lavish |
Generous in giving |
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Magnanimous |
Generous |
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Munificent |
Generous |
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Philanthropic |
Charitable/humane / want to help others |
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Prodigal |
Wasteful |
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Profligate |
Wasteful |
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Antagonism |
Hatred |
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Squander |
Spend money in a wasteful way |
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Austere |
Forgoing luxuries-living a non luxurious life |
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Bellocose |
Want to fight |
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Belligerent |
Taking part In fighting |
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Cantankerpus |
Bad tempered |
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Captious |
Made for the same of quarreling |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome |
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Disputatious |
Likely to dispute |
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Polemical |
Inclined to debate |
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Predator |
One who takes advantage of another |
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Iconoclast |
Someone who attacks cherished beliefs |
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Anomalous |
Atypical |
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Diaphanous |
Transparent/ fabric |
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Avaricious |
Greedy |
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Mercenary |
Greedy |
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Miserly |
Careful w money |
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Parsimonious |
Cheap |
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Penurious |
Stingy/penniless |
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Thrifty |
Careful w money |
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Adversity |
Great trouble or difficulty |
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Disposition |
Character |
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Irascible |
Easily angered |
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Irascible |
Easily angered |
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Mercurial |
Changes mind easily |
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Capricious |
Changes ones mind easily/ unpredictable |
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Phlegmatic |
Calm/unemotional |
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Enphatic |
Showing something forcefully |
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Didactic |
Intended to teach |
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Esoteric |
Obscure |
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Ambivalent |
Uncertain |
