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22 Cards in this Set
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cryptic
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mystifying; mysterious
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bemused
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confused; bewildered
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conjecture
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to guess based on little evidence
n. a speculation, a guess, an assumption |
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning, capable of being interpreted in different ways
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ambiguity
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a lack of clarity;
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dubious
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adj. full of doubt, uncertain
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dubiety
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n. doubt, skeptisism
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete
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recondite
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hard to understand (refers to scholarly language)
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blatant
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unpleasantly loud or obvious; glaring (refers to speech)
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flagrant
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glaringly bad; notorious, scandalous (refers to what you ssee and do)
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manifest
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visible, evident
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manifestation
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a visible showing
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salient
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jutting out; conspicuous
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discernment
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acumen, perception
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discern
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to have insight; to see things clearly
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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candor
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honesty; truthfulness
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candid
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honest, straightforward
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deliineate
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v. to describe accurately; to draw and outline
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ostentatious
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excessively consicuous, showed off
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