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25 Cards in this Set
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aesthetic |
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
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aloof |
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
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archaic |
very old or old-fashioned |
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assuage |
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
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belie |
fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict |
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contentious |
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial |
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daunt |
make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive |
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debilitate |
make (someone) weak and infirm; hinder or weaken |
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discord |
disagreement between people |
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dissemination |
the act of spreading something, esp. information, widely; circulation |
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dogmatic |
inclines to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true; opinionated |
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duplicity |
deceitfulness; double-dealing |
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egocentric |
thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered |
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euphemism |
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or too blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing |
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gluttonous |
excessively greedy |
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mundane |
lacking interest or excitement; dull; of this earthly world |
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ominous |
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
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petulance |
the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered |
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pompous |
affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn or self-important |
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precocious |
indicative of early development ; exceptional |
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slothful |
lazy |
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trivia |
details, consideration or pieces of info of little importance or value |
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verbose |
using or expressed in more words than are needed |
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virulent |
bitterly hostile |
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volatile |
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably |
