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15 Cards in this Set
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daunting |
adj. lessening the courage of |
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decorum |
n. propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance; orderliness show decorum; your decorum |
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diffident |
adj. lacking self-confidence, hesitating to put oneself or one's ideas forward you're diffident; in a diffident manner |
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efflorescence |
n. a state or time of flowering efflorescence of spring |
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effulgence |
n. radiance; brilliant shine effulgence of their smiles |
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embroiled |
adj. involved in argument or conflict embroiled in gun control debate |
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errant |
adj. roving, esp. in search of adventure; straying from proper moral one errant kid |
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festoon |
n. decorative garland hung between 2 points decorate with festoons |
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gesticulate |
v. to make gestures, esp. while speaking |
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loiter |
to stand idly about; linger aimlessly loiter in a parking lot |
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officious |
adj. excessively forward in offering one's services or advice to others officious salesperson |
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recrimination |
n. a retaliatory accusation answer in recrimination (comeback) |
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smirk |
v. to smile in an obnoxious, superior, or simpering manner n. an obnoxious or superior smile |
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specious |
adj. seemingly attractive, true, plausible, or correct, but actually not so; deceptive specious beauty; specious personality |
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tussle |
v. to fight roughly scuffle |
