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15 Cards in this Set
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arid
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ausgedörrt
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lacking interest or imaginativeness
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bumptious
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anmaßend
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offensively self-assertive
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punctilious
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pedantisch
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strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
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execrable
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abscheulich
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utterly detestable; abominable
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ignominy
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Schande {f}
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
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prevaricate
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Ausflüchte machen
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to speak falsely or misleadingly
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cravat
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Krawatte {f}
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a cloth worn about the neck by men, especially in the 17th century
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grandiloquent
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übertrieben
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speaking or expressed in a lofty style; pompous
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magnanimous
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großherzig
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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expostulate
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protestieren
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to argue or reason (with)
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sententious
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geschwollen [Stil] [pej.]
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given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous
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pettifogging
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belanglos
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dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters
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sojourn
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verweilen
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a temporary stay
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ephemeral
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vergänglich
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lasting a very short time; short-lived
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indecorous
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unpassend [unziemlich]
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violating generally accepted standards of good taste
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