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36 Cards in this Set
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Apathetic |
Indifferent; lacking emotion |
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Bombastic |
Using high-sounding, pompous language |
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Cavalier |
Casual, often in an arrogant manner |
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Cynical |
Sarcastic; denying sincerity of another's motives |
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Derogatory |
Making someone or something seem little or less important |
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Elevated |
Raised to a higher lever, often morally or intellectually |
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Flippant |
Disrespectful in a frivolous way |
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Insipid |
Dull; not exciting |
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Maudlin |
Tearfully and foolishly emotional |
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Patronizing |
Condescending |
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Provocative |
Tending to anger or irritate; designed to get a reaction or response |
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Risible |
Funny; causing laughter |
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Rueful |
Feeling remorse or regret |
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Sentimental |
Emotional |
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Sinister |
Threatening harm or evil; wicked in purpose |
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Whimsical |
Filled with ideas that are odd or out of the ordinary |
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Zealous |
Fervent; intensely enthusiastic |
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Acerbic |
Expressing harsh or severe criticism |
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Ambivalent |
Fluctuating, or showing uncertainty as to which to follow |
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Ardent |
Passionate; characterized by intense feeling |
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Bemused |
Bewildered or confused |
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Brusque |
Rude and abrupt in manner; blunt |
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Censorious |
Severely critical; faultfinding |
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Conciliatory |
Seeking to overcome animosity; appeasing |
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Derogatory |
Tending to attack the reputation of a person or thing |
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Elegiac |
Expressing sorrow or lamentation |
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Exuberant |
Effusively enthusiastic |
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Grave |
Marked by a solemn seriousness |
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Haughty |
Snobbish; scornfully arrogant |
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Indifferent |
Apathetic; not caring |
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Irreverent |
Showing a lack of due respect |
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Nostalgic |
Longing for the past or familiar things |
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Pretentious |
Wanting to be more impressive than what they really are |
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Sinister |
Threatening evil or harm |
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Stately |
Majestic; elegant |
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Worshipful |
Showing adoration or great reverence |
