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20 Cards in this Set
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Dissmisive
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Rejecting as beneath consideration.
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Reconcile
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To make friendly again; to bring into harmony or agreement.
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Querulous
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Inclined to complain, irritable, grumbling
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prescienct
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Knowing things before they happen or come into being.
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indignant
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angry, furious, offended.
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Restrained
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Cool and formal in manner.
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Naïve
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unaffected simplicity, lacking in worldly expertise
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Trite
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not original, overused
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scathing
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bitterly severe, extreamly critical, condemning
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indifferent
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showing no interest, concern, or feeling, unmoved
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advocate
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to argue in favor of something
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nadir
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the lowest point, the time of greatest adversity or dejection
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Reprobate
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a morally unprincipled person
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devoid
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completely lacking in substance or quality; empty
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Venal
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corrupt, dishonest, open to bribery
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking injury or insult; noble.
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neophyte
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a beginner or novice
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around, to set the limits, to restrict
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jubilant
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extremely joyful, happy
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Rhetoric
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the art of speaking or writing effectively OR inflated discourse.
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