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60 Cards in this Set
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Incredulous |
Unable or willing to believe something |
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Vindictive |
Unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone |
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Unbiased |
Information that is fair because the person is not influenced by there own opinion |
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Unassuming |
Showing no desire to be noticed |
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Pompous |
Someone who thinks they are important and shows this by big words |
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Sardonic |
Showing you do not have a good opinion of someone or some thing, feel better than them |
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Scathing |
Remark that criticizes someone severely |
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Sheepish |
Slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed cause you know you did something wrong |
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Patronizing |
Someone who talks to you in a way that makes you feel less intelligent |
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Trite |
Remark or idea that is boring |
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Incensed |
Very angry |
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Consiliatory |
Doing diverting that is intended to make some one stop arguing |
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Chafed |
Impatient or annoying |
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Evasive |
Not willing to answer a question directly |
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Plous |
Some one who tries to sound sincere but is really not |
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Ascetic |
Living without any physical pleasures |
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Brevity |
Qualify of expressing something in few words |
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Degradation |
Experience that makes you feel ashamed |
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Dogmatic |
Someone who is completely certain of their beliefs and expect others to accept them without arguing |
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Duplicity |
Dishonest behavior that is intended to deceive someone |
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Fallacious |
Containing or based on false ideas |
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Fastidious |
Very careful about small details in your work |
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Garrulous |
Talking a lot |
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Gratuitous |
Something said or done without a good reason in a way that offend someone |
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Reprehensible |
Behavior that is very bad and deserves criticism |
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Repudiate |
To refuse to accept or continue something |
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Pacifist |
Someone who believes the war is wrong and refuses violence |
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Proliferation |
Sudden increase in number or amount of something |
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Levity |
Lack of respect or seriousness when you are dealing with something serious |
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Incorrigible |
Someone who is bad in the way that cannot be changed |
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Altruistic |
Behavior that shows you care about or will help people |
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Analogous |
Similar to another situation or thing |
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Comprehensive |
including all necessary facts or details |
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Concise |
Short with no unnecessary words |
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Contentious |
Causing a lot of argument |
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Decorum |
Behavior that shows respect and is correct for the situation |
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Delineate |
To describe or draw something carefully |
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Enigma |
Someone or something that is strange |
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Enmity |
Feeling of hatred towards someone |
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Expedient |
Helping you do with a problem quickly and effectively |
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Furtive |
Behaving as if you want to keep something a secret |
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Gregarious |
Friendly preferring to be with others |
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Guile |
The use of clever but dishonest method to deceive |
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Immutable |
Never changing |
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Impudence |
Rude and showing no respect to others |
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Indigenous |
Things that have always been in the place where they are |
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Innocuous |
Not offensive |
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Intrepid |
Willing to do dangerous things |
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Listless |
Feeling tired or not interested |
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Obstinate |
Determined not to change your ideas |
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Opaque |
Difficult to understand |
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Partisan |
Strongly supporting a particular political party plan or theater |
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Precocious |
Child shows intelligence or skill at a very young age |
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Prolific |
Artist or writer that produces many works of art |
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Refute |
Prove that a statement or idea is incorrect |
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Vilify |
To say or write bad things about someone or something |
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Terse |
Ater she reply your message uses very few words and shows you are annoyed |
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Taciturn |
Speaking very little that you seem unfriendly |
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Sage |
Very wise as a result of experience |
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Usurp |
To take someone else's power |