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18 Cards in this Set
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Laggard
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a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others |
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Optimist |
Known for having a hopeful outlook on life |
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Raconteur |
known for telling witty stories and anecdotes |
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a) Loafer b) Loiterer
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a) known for being habitually lazy b) known for idleness |
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Pacifist |
known for opposing war and violence |
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Renegade |
known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior |
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Magnate |
known for having great power |
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Pessimist |
known for having a gloomy outlook on life |
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Reprobate |
known for morally corrupt, depraved |
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Philanthropist |
known for generosity, a humanitarian |
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Rogue |
known for being mischievous |
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Martinet |
known as a strict disciplinarian |
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Pragmatist |
known for using a practical approach to solving problems |
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Sage |
known for wisdom |
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a) Miser b) Skinflint |
a) known for being stingy, a skinflint b) known for excessive thrift, miser |
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Quack |
who pretends to have skill or knowledge he.she does not have; charlatan
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Spendthrift |
known for spending money unwisely |
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Malingerer |
who pretends illness so as to avoid work |
