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22 Cards in this Set
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clandestine
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done secretively, especially to deceive
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subterfuge
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a deceptive stratagem or device
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surreptitious
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secretive; sneaky
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dearth
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scarce supply; lack
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modicum
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a small, moderate, or token amount
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paucity
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smallness in number; scarcity
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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temperate
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moderate; restrained
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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mercenary
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motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
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obstinate
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stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action
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proliferate
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to grow or increase rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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vigilant
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on the alert; watchful
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extraneous
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irrelevant; inessential
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juxtapose
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to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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novel
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fresh; original; new
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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synergy
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combined action or operation
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tangential
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merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
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