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20 Cards in this Set
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Officious |
Giving unnecessary or unwanted advice |
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Parsimonious |
Too ungenerous in giving |
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Placate |
To soothe |
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Querulous |
Complaining in a whining manner |
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Quixotic |
Idealistic and utterly impractical |
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Rebuff |
To refuse in an abrupt, sharp way |
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Sagacious |
Very wise or shrewd |
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Taciturn |
Habitually untalkative |
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Tawdry |
Gaudy and cheap |
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Wanton |
Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness |
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Allay |
To lessen fear |
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Antidote |
A remedy that counteract the affect of poison |
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Bravado |
Bold conduct intended to impress or intimidate |
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Charlatan |
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill |
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Clemency |
An act or instance of leniency |
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Desecrate |
To show disrespect or to deface something scared |
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Despot |
A ruler with total control |
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Debunk |
To prove wrong |
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Discrepancy |
A difference |
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Esoteric |
Understood by only a few |
