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24 Cards in this Set
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despotic
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exercising absolute authority; tyrannical
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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dictatorial
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domineering; oppressive like a dictator
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manenr
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impede
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to slow the progress of; to get in the way
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impede
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to slow; get in the way of
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disdain
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contempt; scorn
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convoluted
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intricate; not easy to understand
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obscure
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relatively unknown; to hide or conceal
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haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud; stuck up
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cryptic
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hard to understand
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty; a problem
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dilatory
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habitually late
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torpor
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
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austere
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without decoration; strict
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indolent
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lazy
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, etc)
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mediocrity
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quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
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insipid
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stupid or dull; uninteresting
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank, degree, etc; difference
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mundane
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commonplace; ordinary; boring
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listless
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lacking energy
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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ponderous
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weighty; extremely dull
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