Recently used Adjectives Flashcards

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Geniality

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The quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner; warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive; of warlike character

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Pragmatic

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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

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Pandering

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Catering to or profiting from the weaknesses or vices of others; pleasing others by doing or saying what you think they want you to do or say

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Conciliation

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The action of meditating between two disputing people or groups; the action of stopping someone being angry; placating

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Social ineptitude

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Deficits in social communication that can take a number of forms in an individual - is a result of the individuals lack of intelligence regarding social etiquette, procedures and expectations

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Candour

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The quality of being open and honest; frankness

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Deferential

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Showing deference; respectful

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Inequitable

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Unfair; unjust

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Assuage

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To appease; satisfy; relieve OR to make milder; less intense; less severe

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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Trammelled

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A hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint

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Morosely

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In an unhappy, annoyed, gloomy or ill-humoured way

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Derisive

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Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking

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Cajole

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To persuade by flattery or promises

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Defiant

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Showing defiance; a refusal to obey someone or something; challenging

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Laconic

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Using few words; concise; expressing much in few words

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Diffident

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Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence

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Truculent

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Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

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Disconcerted

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Unsettled or confused

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Self-deprecating

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Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest; humorously critical of oneself