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15 Cards in this Set
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Banal |
Not fresh |
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Terse |
Stripped of all but the essentials |
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Raconteur |
Gifted storyteller |
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Euphemism |
A word used instead of a bad phrase |
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Denounce |
To criticize |
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Succinct |
Breif |
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Lampoon |
To verbally ridicule a person |
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Laconic |
Using few words |
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Platitude |
A tired old saying |
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Bombast |
Pompous language |
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Cajole |
To beg earnestly |
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Hyperbole |
Wild exaggeration |
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Carp |
To nag in a nit picky way |
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Enervate |
To drain of energy |
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Incipient |
Commencing |
