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20 Cards in this Set
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concise |
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words (adj) |
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acquiescent |
willingly carries out the wishes of others (adj) |
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ostentatious |
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display (adj) |
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austere |
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance (adj) |
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colloquial |
used in ordinary or familiar conversation (adj) |
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grandiloquent |
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner (adj) |
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insipid |
lacking flavor, interest, intelligence (adj) |
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matrix |
the point at which something begins, a beginning or origin (noun) |
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circumlocution |
the use of many words where fewer would do (noun) |
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contemptuous |
scornful or hateful (adj) |
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mundane |
lacking interest or excitement; dull (adj) |
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prosaic |
lacking poetic beauty (adj) |
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complacent |
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements; too comfortable (adj) |
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narcissist |
a person who is over self-involved, often vain and selfish (noun) |
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assuage |
to make less intense (verb) |
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mitigate |
make less severe, serious, or painful; mediate (verb) |
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banal |
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring (adj) |
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hackneyed |
lacking significance through having been overused (adj) |
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gregarious |
fond of company; sociable (adj) |
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polemical |
strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech |
