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18 Cards in this Set
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Indifferent
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showing no care or concern in attitude or action
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Benevolent
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intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
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Abstract
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existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
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Fallacious
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based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope"
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Conciliatory
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intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
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Discernible
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capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"
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Aesthetic
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concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
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Inquisitive
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showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow
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Reticent
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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Complacent
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contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"
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Dogmatic
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characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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Plausible
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apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
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Diligent
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characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
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Capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
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Pertinent
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having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"
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Devious
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indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct ...
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meticulous
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marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research";
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eccentric
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a person with an unusual or odd personality
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