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22 Cards in this Set
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Jubilant
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showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
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Devious
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departing from the most direct way; circuitous
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive |
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Elated
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very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits
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Pragmatic
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treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results
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Pretentious
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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
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Stoic
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One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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Pendant
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a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace
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Vociferous
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crying out noisily; clamorous.
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Laconic
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort
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Equivocal
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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous
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Insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
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Acerbic
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sour or astringent in taste harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
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Parsimonious
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Excessively sparing or frugal
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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Morose
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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
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Munificent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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Zenith
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the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer
a highest point or state; culmination |
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Marred
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to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil
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Disconsolate
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without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable
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Irresolute
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not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating
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Ingenuous
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free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
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Supercede
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take the place or move into the position of;
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