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13 Cards in this Set
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mawkish
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excessively and objectionably sentimental
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fustian
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pretentious speech or writing
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furtive
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characterized by stealth
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sententious
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terse and energetic in expression / given to pompous moralizing
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sanguine
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eagerly optimistic
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sanguinary
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bloody
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askance
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with a side or oblique glance (with
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daunting
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intimidating
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epistolary
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associated with letter writing
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parlance
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particular manner of speaking; language, style, or idiom: legal practice
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stint
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to restrict or limit. Antonym: unstinting
"Unstinting in his praise." |
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vitriolic
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bitterly scathing, caustic
N. vitriol |
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anhedonia
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the inability to experience pleasure
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