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62 Cards in this Set
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acerbic |
sharp, sarcastic (speaking) tasting sour or bitter |
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allusive |
suggestion rather than explicit mention implied, symbolic, figurative |
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audacious |
extremely bold/daring extremely original lively, unrestrained |
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benevolent |
expressing goodwill desiring to help others |
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biting |
nipping, keen cutting, sarcastic |
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condescending |
to speak to someone as if you are better than them |
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contemptuous |
showing disdain scornful, disrespectful |
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critical |
inclined to find fault crucial, relating to crisis |
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detached |
separated, impartial, aloof |
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deferential |
respectful |
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didactic |
intended for instruction teaching |
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disdainful |
to think unworthy of notice, consider beneath oneself |
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effusive |
excessively demonstrative (showing emotions) pouring out, overflowing |
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elegiac |
mournful, melancholy express sorrow, lamentation |
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exhaltation |
raised/elevation in rank of character noble.elevated, lofty excited |
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fervor |
great warmth and seriousness in feeling intense heat |
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flippant |
disrespectful, shallow lacking seriousness |
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heedless |
careless, thoughtless |
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incisive |
cutting, biting (tone of voice) remarkably clear and direct |
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indignant |
strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, or insulting |
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ironic |
using words to convey a meaning opposite of the literal meaning coincidental, unexpected |
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irreverent |
lacking of respect |
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jubilant |
showing great joy, triumph |
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lament |
to feel/express sorrow or regret for |
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mirth |
gaiety and jollity amusement/laughter |
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moralistic |
conformity to the rules of right conduct |
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mocking |
to mimic, imitate ridicule by mimicry |
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objective |
not influenced by anything unbiased |
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patronizing |
to treat another as lesser or younger |
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pedantic |
overly concerned with minute details esp. in teaching |
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petulant |
showing sudden irritation, esp. over something little |
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poignant |
affecting or moving to the emotions |
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reverence |
a feeling or attitude of deep respect, tinged with awe |
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rigid |
inflexible, strict, severe |
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sanguine |
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful jhope |
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sardonic |
bitter or scornful ridicule, cynical |
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satiric |
pertaining to satire (use of irony/sarcasm in expressing folly) |
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scornful |
to treat as unworthy |
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sentimental |
expressing tender feelings like love, pity, nostalgia |
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serene |
calm, peaceful, tranquil |
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sympathetic |
feeling pity, compassion |
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vehement |
strongly emotional/passionate me @ orcas |
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veneration |
great respect, feeling of awe |
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whimsical |
erratic, unpredictable odd |
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abstruse |
hard to understand |
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antiquated |
resembling, adhering to the past old fashioned |
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bombastic |
high sounding, high flown |
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colooquial |
informal, used in familiar conversation |
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concrete |
actual, real things unmoving ideas |
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cultured |
enlightened, refined |
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esoteric |
understood/meant for only selected few with special knowledge/interest |
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idiomatic |
using language strange to others natural only to native speakers of a language |
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insipid |
without distinctive/interesting qualities bland |
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jargon |
language pertaining to a particular thing meaningless talk, gibberish cannot understand |
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literal |
the strict meaning of something true to fact |
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obscure |
not clear, vague, uncertain |
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picturesque |
visually charming/quaint having pleasing/interesting qualities |
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precise |
being exactly that definite/exact |
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pretentious |
characterized by assumption of importance, esp. when exaggerated or undeserved having no factual basis |
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scholarly |
like a learned person, esp. one with knowledge of a particular subject |
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sensuous |
perceived by of affecting the senses |
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trite |
lacking freshness/effectiveness because of constant use or repetition stale |
