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clandestine
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done secretly, especially to deceive; surreptitious
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ingenuous
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness
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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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lack; scarce supply
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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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hardworking; marked by painstaking effort
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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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a professional soldier; motivated by money or gain
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obstinate
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stubbornly attached to an opinion or course of action
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proliferate
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to grow or to increase rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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vigilant
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watchful; on the alert
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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 (adj)
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new; fresh; original
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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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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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aural
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of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
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