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11 Cards in this Set
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diffident |
hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; unassertive; shy Adj Syn -- self-effacing |
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pragmatic |
practical; sensible; not idealistic or romantic Adj |
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evocation |
an imaginative re-creation of something, a calling forth Noun |
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presumptuous |
Taking liberties; brashly overstepping one's place; impertinently bold Adj |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly resistant and defiant; obstinate Adj |
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boon |
a timely benefit; blessing Noun |
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bane |
a source of harm and ruin Noun |
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clandestine |
secret; covert; not open Adj Syn -- surreptitious |
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affable |
agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly Adj Syn -- amiable, genial, gregarious |
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austere |
having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ornate Adj |
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altruism |
unselfish concern for welfare of others Noun |
