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20 Cards in this Set
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Bumptious
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Offensively self-assertive
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Cite
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To quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority
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Consonant
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Harmonious
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Gibe
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To utter mocking or scoffing words
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Repartee
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A quick, witty reply
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Rudiment
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A mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something
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Sanction
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Authoritative permission or approval
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Satiate
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To satisfy to the full
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Subservient
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Serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
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Vivacious
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Lively
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Comely
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Pleasing in appearance
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Decadence
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Moral degeneration or decay
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Erroneous
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Containing error
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Flaunt
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To parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly
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Hypercritical
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Excessively or meiculously critical
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Irascible
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Easily provoked to anger
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Miscreant
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Depraved, villainous, or base
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Ostentatious
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Characterized by or giving to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Pretentious
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Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
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Stereotype
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A simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group
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