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11 Cards in this Set
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dearth/paucity
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scarcity or shortage of something
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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pragmatic
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practical, sensible
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evocation
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imaginative re-creation
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presumptuous
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overly bold
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recalcitrant/obstinate/obdurate
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stubborn resistance
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austere
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having no ornaments/bare
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conjecture
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an inference based on guesswork
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auspicious/propitious
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very favorable
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trite/hackneyed/banal/platitudinous/insipid
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unoriginal/commonplace
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acquiesce
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agree with or comply
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