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15 Cards in this Set
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Aggregate
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a sum, a total; a combination, a collection.
adj. entire, whole. |
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Attrition
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a gradual loss; natural or accepted decrease in number and size.
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Dearth
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a lack, a scarcity.
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1. Frugal
2. Frugality |
1. economical, penny-pinching.
2. thriftiness |
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Minuscule
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tiny, very small.
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1. Munificent
2. Munificence |
1. generous, lavish
2. generosity, charity |
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Nominal
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insignigicant or small; in name only
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1. Parsimony
2. Parsimonious |
1. stinginess
2. stingy, miserly |
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Paucity
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scaarcity, insufficiency
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Penury
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poverty
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Plethora
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a great deal, an excess
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Prodigious
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enormous, extraordinary
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Prodigy
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a gifted child
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1. Proliferate
2. Proliferation 3. Prolific |
1. to spread or grow rapidly
2. an increase in number; a rapid spread 3. very productive, fruitful, fertile |
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Squander
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to waste
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