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15 Cards in this Set
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a long strongly expressed speech or lecture |
harangue |
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pompous or high flown in speech, not plain spoken |
grandiloquent |
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enthusiastic extremely interested |
avid |
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a letter or literary composition in letter form |
epistle |
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absence of vanity humbleness |
humility |
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exhibiting sorrow or pain |
dolorous |
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clearly and openly stated |
explicit |
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of huge or over size and power |
gargantuan |
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an irritating and persistent person |
gadfly |
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difficult requiring much effort |
arduous |
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friendly agreeable easy to talk to |
affable |
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concerning farms farmers or the use of land |
agrarian |
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arousing fear or awe |
formidable |
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a flatterer one who fawns on others in order to gain favor |
sycophant |
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a facial expression of fear disapproval or pain |
grimace |
