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29 Cards in this Set
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Diffident
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shy, timid
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Disdain
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to despise; a feeling of contempt
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Docile
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obedient managable
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Equanimity
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composure, calmness
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facade
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a false front, false exterior
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facetious
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inappropriately witty
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fastiduous
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meticulous, hard to please
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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flaunt
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show off, display showily
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furtive
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sneaky, stealthy
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glib
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suspiciously fluent
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gregarious
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sociable
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harangue
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noisy pompous speech
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idiosyncracy
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a person's eccentricity/quirk
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illicit
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unlawful
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importune
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to beg for
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incredulous
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disbelieving
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invective
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abusive language, reproach
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loquacious
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talkative
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ludicrous
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ridiculous, laughable
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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maudlin
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weakly sentimental
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nebulous
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vague, hazy
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obsequious
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servilely attentive, fawning
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ostracize
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to ban from social favor
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panacea
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a cure all
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pander
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to cater to or exploit the weakness and vice of others
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placate
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to appease, pacify
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prodigious
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huge, mighty, strange
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