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10 Cards in this Set
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aggressive woman
Synonyms: beldame, fishwife, harpy, scold, shrew, termagant, vixen |
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Iconoclast
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person who goes against normal behavior, beliefs
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Sardonic
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sarcastic acerbic, arrogant, biting, bitter, carping, caustic, cynical, derisive, disrespectful, evil, irascible, mean, mocking, mordant, nasty, offensive, salty, satirical, scorching, scornful, sharp, smart-alecky, sneering, taunting, wise*
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Supercilious
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arrogant, stuck-up
bossy, cavalier, cocky*, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, putting on airs, scornful, snobby, superior, uppity, vainglorious |
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Nemesis
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revenge, punishment, unbeaten apponent
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Procrastinate
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wait til the last minute
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Pancea
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solution to problem
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Capricious
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given to sudden behavior change
any way the wind blows, arbitrary, blowing hot and cold, careless, changeful, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, gaga, helter-skelter, humorsome, impulsive, inconstant, kinky*, lubricious, mercurial, moody, mutable, notional, odd, picky*, punchy, queer, quirky, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unreasonable, unstable, up and down, vagarious, variable, volatile, wayward, whimsical, yo-yo |
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Introvert
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person who retreats mentally
autist, brooder, egoist, egotist, loner*, narcissist, self-observer, solitary, wallflower |
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Extrovert
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sociable person
character*, exhibitionist, gregarious person, life of the party, show-off, showboat |
