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19 Cards in this Set
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Openly, glaringly wrong or scandalous
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Flagrant
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Senseless; silly; empty
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Inane
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Made foolish by liquor; tearfully affectionate or sentimental
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Maudlin
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Overcourteous and servile in manner
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Obsequious
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Done mechanically and without interest; superficial and careless
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Perfunctory
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Unduly confident or bold; audacious; arrogant; taking too much for granted
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presumptions
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Inclined to cruelty; getting pleasure out of hurting others
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Sadistic
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By secret or stealthy means
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Surretitious
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Common; coarse; vulgarly ordinary, mediocre, or commonplace
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Plebian
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Coming to naught; failing
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Abortive
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Passing irregularly from one thing to another; changeable; without method or plan
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Desultory
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Descriptive of an opinion stated in an overpositive and arrogant manner
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Dogmatic
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Recklessly inconsiderate or heartless; unrestrained; extravagant
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Wanton
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Stupid in a grossly inconsiderate way
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Crass
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Ceasing and starting again
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Intermittent
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Bitter, scornful, and sneering
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Sardonic
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Pertaining to, indicative of, or suggesting death; hence , gruesome, grim, ghastly, horrible
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Macabre
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Extremely biting or sarcastic; figuratively caustic or bitter
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Vitriolic
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tending to overthrow from the very foundations, as of a moral or political force; aiming to destroy
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Subversive
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