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35 Cards in this Set
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Wrathful
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Overly angry
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Admonitory
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With warning
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Histrionic
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Overly dramatic
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Sardonic
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With hidden humor; sarcastic
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Jovial
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Bubbly; jolly
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Exuberant
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Intensely happy; jubilant
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Pretentious
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In a haughty way; superior
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Clinical
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Like directions from a pharmacist
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Effusive
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Unstoppable; going on and on
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Obsequious
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In an overly servile way; like a brown nose
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Reverent
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With great respect toward someone or something
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Erudite
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In a learned way; academic
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Allusive
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Said in a way to hide meaning; implied
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Incredulous
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Skeptical; dubious
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Patronizing
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Given to empty praise
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Satiric
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Ridiculing; mocking another
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Facetious
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Teasing; tongue in cheek but still sarcastic
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Meditative
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Pondering; Lost in thought
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Benevolent
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Kind charitable
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Didactic
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Said in a way so as to maralize someone
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Insipid
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Dull; bland; wishy-washy
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Pedantic
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Pompous; self-important
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Indignant
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In a huff; angry; up in arms
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Conventional
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Unadventurous; conservative
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Ceremonial
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In a ritualistic way; formal
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Restrained
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Reserved; self-controlled
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Benign
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In a caring way; kind
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Moralistic
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Straight-laced, high mninded
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Earnest
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Honest; serious
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Inflammatory
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Inciting; rabble rousing; hot tempered
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Cynical
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Nit-picking; finicky
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Sentimental
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Overly Romantic; sappy
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Turgid
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With great disdain toward humanity
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Amiable
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In a friendly way
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Whimsical
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Vaguely longing; fanciful
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