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15 Cards in this Set
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Stolid
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not easy stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
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Obtuse
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not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive; dull
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Belligerent
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warlike
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Condescending
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To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower onself; to deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner
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Lukewarm
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having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent
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Indifferent
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Without interest or concern; neither good nor bad in character or quality; unemotional
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Eloquence
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the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
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Profundity
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great depth; depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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Banality
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Devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite, obvious, and predictable
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Petulance
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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; disrespect in speech or behavior
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Flippancy
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frvolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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Patronage
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the financial support of business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, etc.
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Nepotism
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patronage bestowed or favoritism shown ont he basis of family relationship, as in business and politics
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Partisanship
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an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause
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Oblique
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having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined; indirect or evasive; devious, misleading, or dishonest
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