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20 Cards in this Set
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abashed
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adj
Ashamed and ill at ease, self-conscious, disconcerted |
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badinage
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Playful, teasing talk; banter |
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cacophony
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n
Harsh, jarring sound; dissonance |
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dalliance
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n
An act of flirting, toying, trifling |
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ebullient
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adj
Overflowing with enthusiasm and high spirits; enthusiastic; exuberant |
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facile
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adj
Not hard to do or achieve; easy; using or showing little effort and not sincere or profound |
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garrulous
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adj
Talking much or too much, especially about unimportant things |
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hackneyed
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adj
Made trite and commonplace by overuse |
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iconoclast
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n
A person who attacks or ridicules traditional or venerated institutions or ideas |
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laconic
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adj
Using few words; brief or terse in speech or expression |
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maladroit
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adj
Awkward; clumsy |
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nadir
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n
Lowest point; time of greatest depression or rejection |
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Obdurate
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adj
Not easily moved to pity or sympathy; hardhearted |
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paean
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n
A song of joy, triumph, praise |
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rancor
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n
Continuing bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice |
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sagacity
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n
Penetrating intelligence and sound judgment |
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taciturn
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adj
Almost always silent; not liking to talk |
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ubiquitous
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adj
Present, or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time |
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vacillate
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v
To show indecision; waver in mind; fluctuate |
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waft
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v
To float, as on the wind; to blow gently |
