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33 Cards in this Set
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ambivalent |
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings, such as love and hate |
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paucity |
fewness; an extreme lack of |
pauper (from the prince and the pauper) |
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frank |
open and sincere in expression; straightforward |
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pragmatist |
practical |
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purist |
one who is particularly concerned with maintaining traditional practices |
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terse |
brief and to the point; concise |
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lucid |
easily understood |
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trenchant |
keen; incisive |
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clandestine |
secretive, especially in regards to concealing an illicit purpose |
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heresy |
an opinion that disagrees with established, dearly held beliefs |
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maverick |
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group |
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furtive |
characterized by stealth; sneaky |
Tom from The Great Brain is furtive |
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impetuous |
characterized by sudden energy or emotion |
this person is impulsive |
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ample
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describing a large amount of something |
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burgeoning |
expanding or growing rapidly |
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capacious |
roomy; spacious |
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copious |
plentiful; having a large quantity |
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permeated |
spread or flowing throughout |
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prodigious |
enormous |
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replete |
abundantly supplied; filled |
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catalog |
to make an itemized list of |
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equanimity |
the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure |
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feasible
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capable of being accomplished; possible |
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apt |
suitable; appropriate |
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solvent |
able to pay one's debts |
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facile |
done or achieved with little effort; easy |
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reclamation |
a restoration or rehabilitation to productivity or usefulness |
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biased |
prejudiced |
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incontrovertible |
indisputable; not open to question |
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jurisprudence |
the philosophy or science of law |
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vindicated |
freed from blame |
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penitent |
expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
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plausible |
seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
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