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20 Cards in this Set
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aloof |
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
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assuage |
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to satisfy an appetite or desire |
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belie |
to disguise or contradict; to fail to give a true impression of something |
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contentious |
likely to cause an argument |
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daunt |
to make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive |
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debilitate |
to make someone weak |
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discord |
a disagreement between people |
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dogmatic |
inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true |
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egocentric |
thinking only of oneself without regard for the feelings of others |
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euphemism |
an indirect word or expression substituting an expression that can be seen as being too harsh or blunt |
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gluttonous |
greedy |
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mundane |
dull; lacking excitement |
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ominous |
giving an impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
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pompous |
someone who thinks they are more important than other people |
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precocious |
developing certain abilities at an earlier age than usual |
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slothful |
lazy |
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trivia |
pieces of information that have little importance or value |
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verbose |
using more words than needed; talking too much |
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virulent |
highly infective |
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volatile |
something that is likely to display rapid changes |
