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111 Cards in this Set
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braggart
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n. one who boasts a great deal
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philanthropic
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showing a desire to help others by giving gifts
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munificent
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very generous
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penurious
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stingy; relating to great poverty
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mitigate
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vb. to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage
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diffuse
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adj. spread out; not concise; wordy
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lackluster
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adj. lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring
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squander
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to spend money or time in a wasteful, uncaring fashion
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turmoil
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a turbulent scenario or situation
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adversity
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great trouble or difficulty
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narcissistic
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adj. having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone
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confounding
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puzzling
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prattle
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vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
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complacent
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adj. self-satisfied; smug
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking insult by others; rising above pettiness
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disdainful
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adj. full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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enigma
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a riddle or mystery
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cordial
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adj. warm and friendly; cordial
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mollify
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vb. to pacify, sooth, or appease; to make less severe or violent
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laconic
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using few words in speech
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polemical
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adj. inclined to argue or debate; controversial
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conciliate
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vb. to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile
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alleviate
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vb. to lessen pain or discomfort
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precarious
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dangerous or risky; uncertain
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pacify
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to calm; to make peaceful
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presumptuous
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adj. too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
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quagmire
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a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground, bog, mire
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bellicose
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adj. of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent
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jocular
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adj. liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun
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affable
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adj. easy to talk to; easy to approach; friendly; kind; amiable
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circumlocution
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n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech
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rhetorical
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adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
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congenial
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adj. compatible; having kindred needs or tastes; sympathetic
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austere
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having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries and frills; stern in manner or appearance
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loquacious
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adj. talkative, liking to talk, garrulous
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pugnacious
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adj. eager to fight; belligerent
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altruistic
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adj. showing an unselfish concern for others
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swagger
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vb. to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a load manner
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mundane
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adj. commonplace; ordinary
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levity
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n. lightheartedness; gaiety
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cryptic
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hidden; mysterious; hard to understand
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pithy
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adj. brief and full of meaning and substance
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belligerent
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adj. taking part in war or fighting; ready to figh
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reticent
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not talking much; reserved
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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egotistical
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adj. excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
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avaricious
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greedy
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conflagration
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a huge fire
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mediate
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vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
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cantankerous
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adj. bad-tempered or irritable; quarrelsome
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quiescent
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adj. quiet; still; inactive
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convivial
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adj. sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good company
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assuage
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"vb. to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
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vapid
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adj. lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale
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pretentious
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"adj. claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious, excessively grand
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predator
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n. one who takes advantage of another; exploits or feeds on another, a strong adversary or rival
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laconic
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adj. using few words in speech
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platitude
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n. quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
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labyrinth
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a maze from which it is very hard to extricate oneself
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hackneyed
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adj. made commonplace by overuse; trite (n. hack is one who copies or imitates the work of others)
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brevity
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n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
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benevolent
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adj. giving freely and easily to others; charitable; kind
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contemptuous
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adj. lacking respect; scornful
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largess (or largesse)
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n. generous giving
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concise
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adj. using few words in speaking or writing
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bombastic
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adj. using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others
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arrogant
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adj. overbearing; proud; haughty
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lavish
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generous in giving to others or in spending money
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miserly
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careful with how money is spent; thrifty
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mercenary
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greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-making
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debacle
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a failure or breakdown that is often nonsensical
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thrifty
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showing care with how money and resources are spent or used
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turbulence
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great unrest; turmoil or disorder
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cliché
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n. an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse
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eloquence
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n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings
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appease
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"vb. to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify
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grandiloquent
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adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
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digress
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vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
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verbose
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adj. using too many words; long-winded
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frugal
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careful with money; thrifty
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ameliorate
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vb. to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome; belligerent
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ramble
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vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction
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supercilious
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adj. looking down on others; proud and scornful
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colloquial
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adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
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garrulous
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adj. talkative; loquacious
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insolent
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rude
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prosaic
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adj. dull, commonplace
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derivative
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adj. unoriginal; taken from something already existing
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gregarious
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adj. sociable, outgoing
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haughty
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having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
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banal
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adj. dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed
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antagonism
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n. hatred or hostility
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captious
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made for the sake of quarrelling
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parsimonious
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overly miserly
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disputatious
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adj. likely to dispute or argue
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quell
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vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
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rant
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vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
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amiable
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adj. friendly; kind
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animosity
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n. hatred; ill will
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insipid
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adj. lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
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quandary
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a dilemma
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terse
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adj. using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness
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ostentatious
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adj. having to do with showing off; pretentious
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amicable
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adj. showing goodwill; peaceable
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trite
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unoriginal and stale due to overuse
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placate
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vb. to make calm; to soothe
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succinct
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clearly and briefly stated
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allay
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vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
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voluble
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adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib
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taciturn
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adj. silent; sparing of words
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