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75 Cards in this Set
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gregarious
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life of the party, extremely sociable
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recluse
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a person who lives in seclusion
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behemoth
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huge creature, size + power
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belligerent
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ready to fight, warlike
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cantankerous
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uncooperative, stubborn
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braggart
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someone who boasts or brags
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caustic
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someone who is sarcastic
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chary
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cautious, extremely shy
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compliant
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submissive
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capricious
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flighty, airhead
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dissident
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disagree with an established religious or political system
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facetious
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humorous
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formidable
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tending to inspire awe or wonder
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furtive
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sly, sneaky
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gauche
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low class, tacky
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hubris
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excessive pride or nerve
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ignoble
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having low moral standards, mean
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hypocrite
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one who criticizes a flaw he in fact possesses
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imperious
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commanding
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implacable
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infelxible, incapable of being changed
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impudent
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bold with disregard for others
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incorrigible
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incapable of being refermed
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insolent
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insulting
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intrepid
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fearless, courageous
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irascible
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hot tempered
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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libertarian
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one who advocates free will and rights
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lilliputian
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very small
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limber
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flexible
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lithe
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effortless grace
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loquacious
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very talkative
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malevolent
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wishes to harm others
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malleable
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easily influenced
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misanthrope
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person who hates mankind
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morose
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gloomy, sullen
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nefarious
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vicious or wicked
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obstinate
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unreasonably persistant, stubborn
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ornery
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irritable, cantankerous
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paltry
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pitifully small or worthless
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pariah
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an outcast
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philistine
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someone who is guided by materialism and is disdainful or intellectual or artistic values
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phlegmatic
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having a sluggish unemotional temperament
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plebian
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coarse, crude
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polygot
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speaker of many languages
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plucky
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courageous, spunky
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pundit
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one who gives opinions in authoritative manner
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rapacious
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driven by greed
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resilient
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able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck
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resolute
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determined
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saccharine
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excessively sweet or overly sentimental
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Savant
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someone who has knowledge in a special field
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scrupulous
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extremely proper
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sophomoric
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great immaturity
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squalid
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filthy as the result of neglect or poverty
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stalwart
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outstanding strength
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strident
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loud, unpleasantly noisy
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sully
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tarnished
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tawdry
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cheap
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temerity
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recklessness
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terse
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brief concise
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tempestuous
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stormy, turbulent
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tenacious
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persistent
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toady
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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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truculent
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ready to fight, belligerent
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tremulous
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easily shaken, timid
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verbose
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wordy
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vicariously
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
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vim
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energy
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vociferous
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loud, noisy
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visceral
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instinctive
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wan
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sickly, pale
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wanton
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reckless
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wily
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clever, deceptive
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winsome
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charming happily engaging
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wry
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dryly humorous
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