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30 Cards in this Set
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economical; penny-picking
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frugal
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we were in debt even tho we were _____.
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secretive; sly
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furtive
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the burglars were _____, but they were still caught by the police.
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useless; hopeless
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futile
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pointless! :)
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chatty; talkative
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garrulous
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type or category,esp of writing/art
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genre
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refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement
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genteel
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to make gestures, esp when speaking or in place of speaking
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gesticulate
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surplus; an overabundance
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glut
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pompous; using lots of big fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
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grandiloquent
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absurdly exaggerated
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grandiose
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given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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gratuitous
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seriousness
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gravity
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sociable; enjoying the company of others
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gregarious
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duplicity; cunning; artfulness
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guile
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overused; trite; stale
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hackneyed
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unlucky
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hapless
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a forerunner; a signal of
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harbinger
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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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hedonism
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leadership, esp of one nation over another
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hegemony
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impervious to external influence; airtight
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hermetic
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golden age; prime
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heyday
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break or interruption; often from work
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hiatus
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an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order
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hierarchy
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overly dramatic; theatrical
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histrionic
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a sermon
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homily
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uniform; made entirely of one thing
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homogeneous
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thrifty management of resources; live-stock farming
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husbandry
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exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration
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hyperbole
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uncertain; unproven
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hypothetical
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any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
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heresy
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