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30 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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Speed and willingness, cheerful readiness, eagerness
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Composure
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Control over one's emotions
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Ennui
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Boredom, dissatisfaction from inactivity or lack of interest
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Imperturbable
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Not easily disturbed or excited, calm and collected
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Impetuous
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Tending toward suddenness and boldness of action; impulsive, hasty
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Incite
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To provoke action, rouse, stir up or urge on
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Indolent
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Reluctant to exert oneself; habitually lazy; suggesting a calm idleness and ease
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Inert
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Having no power to move or act; lifeless
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Pandemonium
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A wild uproar or noise, tumult; a place of wild disorder and confusion
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Serenity
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the quality of being untroubled or unruffled; peacefulness
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Brazen
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Rudely bold; insolent
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Complaisant
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Showing desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging; amiable
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Conspicuous
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Easy to notice; obvious; attracting attention by being unusual or remarkable
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Docile
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Gentle, easily managed or taught
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Flamboyant
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Richly covered, vivid; highly elaborate, ornate; exaggerated or high-flown in style or manner, showy
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Intrepid
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Courageous, fearless, bold
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Pacific
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Promoting peace; peaceful; tranquil, serene
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Reserved
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Quiet and restrained in manner; held for a particular person or persons
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Strident
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Having a shrill, harsh, and grating sound or effect
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Unabashed
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Not embarrassed or ashamed
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Accredit
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To recognize as having met official standards; to ascribe or attribute to
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Credence
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Acceptance as true or valid; belief; claim to acceptance; trustworthiness
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Credential
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Something that entitles a person to confidence, credit, or authority; a letter or other written evidence of a person's qualifications or status; a reference
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Credibility
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the quality of deserving confidence; plausibility; reliability
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Creditable
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Praiseworthy; receiving commendation
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Credulous
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Tending to believe too readily; easily deceived; gullible
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Creed
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Any state or system of belief, principles, or opinions that guides a person's actions
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Discredit
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To cast doubt on; destroy belief, faith, or trust in; to damage in reputation; disgrace; to refuse to believe in; doubt, lack of belief or trust; loss or damage to one's reputation; something that brings disgrace or distrust.
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Incredible
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Too extraordinary to be possible; astonishing, amazing
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Miscreant
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A person who behaves badly or criminally; villain; wicked; base
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