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42 Cards in this Set
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Banal
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trite; hackneyed; dull from overuse
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Hackneyed
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a commonplace saying made trite from overuse
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Perfunctory
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something done in a mechanical, robotic, passionless manner
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Platitude
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A dull and commonplace saying
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Prosaic
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Commonplace; dull; everyday; TRITE; overused
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Vacuous
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literally, "empty". Lacking thought or intelligence, mindless
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Vapid
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lacking vitality or spirit; not stimulating; INSIPID; flat
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Lackluster
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"lacking luster"; lacking energy and liveliness; boring
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Cupidity
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greedy; strong desire for wealth; avarice
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Exorbitant
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extremely costly or expensive
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Parsimonious
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MISERLY; stingy; very cheap with money
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Affluent
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wealthy; well-to-do
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Frugal
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THRIFTY; economical in spending; prudent; not wasteful
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Mercenary
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a "hired gun"; motivated only by desire for money
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Facetious
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funny; jocular; "treating serious matters with lack of respect"
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Jocular
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done in a joking manner
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Wry
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clever; dry humor
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Soporific
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causing sleepiness; extremely boring
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Indolent
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lazy, trying to avoid exertion, SLOTHFUL
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Austere
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simple; UTILITARIAN (practical and not fancy); spartan; strict
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Mandate
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a formal order, command, or law
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Raiment
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clothing; apparel
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Ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words; indescribable
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Palpable
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capable of being touched; real; TANGIBLE
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Panacea
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a "cure-all"; something that remedies all dificulties
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Quiescent
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quiet; not moving; inactive
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Abridged
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to make shorter; to condense; to summarize
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Laconic
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using few words; concise to the point of being impolite
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Pithy
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brief but full of meaning; concise; TERSE
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Acumen
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A quality of keen insight and sound judgement
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Adept
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talented at; skilled
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Adroit
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nimble; skilled; talented
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Deft
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skilled; adept
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Bombastic
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talking in an arrogant, pompous way; showy
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Prattle
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to continue to talk incessantly (often about a trivial subject)
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Sardonic
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scornfully mocking or DERIDING; joking in a hurtful way
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Vilify
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to SLANDER; to speak about in a bad/DISPARAGING manner
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Diatribe
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A harsh and bitter verbal attack; a passionate rant
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Excoriate
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to criticize severely; to BERATE; "to rip someone's heart out"
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Rant
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to speak loudly and passionately
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Scathing
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severely critical; damaging; withering
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Tirade
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a diatribe; a harsh negative rant
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