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25 Cards in this Set
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Tautology
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useless repetition whether its words or acts
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Tempestuous
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stormy or volatile
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Unctuous
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unpleasantly suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. Oily or slippery.
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Stoicism
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an indifference to pain or pleasure.
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Syllogism
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a conclusion drawn from two linked premises.
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Sciolism
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pretentious or superficiality of knowledge.
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Solecism
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socially awkward or tactless act
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Bereft
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sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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Ephemeral
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temporary
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Solicitious
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troubled or concerned
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Soliloquy
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talking to oneself or not addressing anyone
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Regicide
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the killing of a king
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Presage (preh-sige)
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(noun, verb) to indicate by signs
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Temerity
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quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment.
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Paucity
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small of insufficient amount
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Vitriolic
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bitter or sarcastic, caustic or biting
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Vituperate
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to abuse verbally
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Deadpan
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impassive in manner - debilberately not betraying any feelings or emotion.
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Vivacious
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lively
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Vociferous
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conspicuously and offensively loud
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Voluble
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talkative
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Wallow
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devote oneself entirely
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Whimsy
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silly, playful, capricious
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Winsome
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charming in a childlike or naive way
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Wizend
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lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or sickness
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