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25 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous
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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal
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amiable
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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable
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crass
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without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling
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docile
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easily managed or handled; tractable
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estrange
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to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of
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exonerate
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to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate
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gratuitous
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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary
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hypothesize
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to form a hypothesis
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indignation
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger
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induce
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to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind
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intractable
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not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate
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introspective
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to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings
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lucid
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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meticulous
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taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind
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munificent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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plagiarize
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to take and use ideas, passages, etc., from (another's work) by plagiarism
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profuse
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spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant
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recluse
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a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation
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sated
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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully
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stupefy
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to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of
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terse
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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
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transient
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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
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virtuoso
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a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field
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