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25 Cards in this Set
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brevity
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the quality or state of being brief in duration
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expedient
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appropriate to a purpose; convient; speedy
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transient
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passing quickly in time or space
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augment
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to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement
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bolster
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to hearten, support or prop up
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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copious
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plentiful; having a large quantity
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distend
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to swell out of expand from internal pressure, as when overly full
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grandiose
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great in scope or intent; grand
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prodigious
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enourmous
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profundity
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great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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redouble
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to make twice as great; to double
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scintillating
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brilliant
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averse
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strongly disinclined
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conspicuous
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easy to notice, obvious
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demure
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modest and reserved
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diffidence
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timidity or shyness
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docile
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submissive to instruction; willing to be taught
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innocuous
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having no adverse effect; harmless
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placid
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calm or quiet; undisturbed
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quiescent
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quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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concord
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agreement
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concur
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to agree
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dogmatic
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stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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fastidious
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carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
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