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25 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic
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(adj) sour, bitter, severe
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Animosity
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(n) a feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility
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Animals fighting
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Antagonism
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(n) active hostility or opposition
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The antagonist of the story
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Bellicose
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(adj) inclined or eager to fight
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the ante*bell*um period (before war)
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Belligerent
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(adj) quarrelsome; ready to fight
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the ante*bell*um period
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Brusque
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(adj) quick and rude in manner or speech; impolitely abrupt; curt
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When someone brusks you to the side
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Callous
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(adj) insensitive; indifferent
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Callous
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(adj) unfeeling; insensitive
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When Louis made prank calls to Ren (Even Stevens)
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Cantankerous
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(adj) difficult, ill-tempered, and irritating to deal with
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"Can't take her a**"
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Caustic
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(adj) acidic; corrosive
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Ticks cause dogs to scratch
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Contentious
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(adj) arugumentative; quarrelsome
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Sometimes to be content with another's answer, we must quarrel with that person to enure that our answer is correcrt
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Pugnacious
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(adj) ready or eager to fight; overly agressive or quarrelsome
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A pig (warthog)
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Affable
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(adj) Friendly; easy going
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Actor Ben Affleck at the movie premiere
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Amiable
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(adj) friendly; agreeable
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"Is he amiable?" (Pride and Prejudice)
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Amicable
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(adj) possessing or showing friendliness or good will; peaceable
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When you are allowing someone to use your cable- "a mi cable" (to my cable"
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Congenial
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(adj) pleasant to be around; sociable; agreeable
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Ms. Congeniality (movie)
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Convivial
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(adj) sociable
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Convivial parties were held at Mr. Gatsby's house in the Great Gatsby
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Cordial
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(adj) friendly; welcoming; warm and gracious
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when playing on the accordian
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Genial
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(adj) cheerful and pleasant; helpful
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Gena was a true gem when she hlped Addie out
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Extroverted
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(adj) outgoing
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extro= out
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Gregarious
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(adj) seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
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Greg the security guard
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Jocular
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(adj) inclined to joke; merry; jovial
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Joke
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Baneful
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(adj) destructive; pernicious
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Bangs can sometimes hinder one's progress
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Deleterious
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(adj) harmful or injurious to one's well-being or health
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Delete a virus
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Detrimental
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(adj) obviously harmful or damaging
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