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20 Cards in this Set
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provident
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Thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs
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Impute
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To charge or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responisibility or blame up, ascribe, assign
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Astute
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Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick-witted
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Neophyte
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A beginner, novice, amateur, tyro; specifically, a new member of or covert to a religion
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Enigma
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A mystery, puzzle, riddle; perplexing problem; something or someone hard to understand or explain; anything baffling, inexplicable, or inscrutable
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Credence
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Belief, acceptance, especial belief in a published report, or acceptance of another's opinion or testimony
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Venerate
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To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration
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Garrulous
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talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way
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Trenchant
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keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point
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autonomous
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independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else
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acquiesce
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to agree without protest, accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly
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pontificate
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to speak in a pompous, overbearing way; make pretentious or categorical statements; express one's opinion as though it were an official, authoritative decree
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, injurious, detrimental; especially, harmful to health or well-being
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ambivalent
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uncertain, indecisive; having conflicting feelings or desires; simultaneously drawn in opposite directions; attracted to and repulsed by something at the same time
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pensive
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thoughtful, absorbed in thought, especially in a deep, dreamy, or melancholy way
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Impromptu
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made up or done on the spot of the moment, uttered or performed without preparation, improvised for the occasion
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Conjecture
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to guess; especially, to make an educated guess; to form an opinion or make a judgment based on insufficient evidence
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surreptitious
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stealthy; characterized by secretcy and caution; done, make, obtained, or enjoyed in a secret and often sly or shifty manner, so as to avoid notice
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation, praiseworthy, commendable, serving as a model of excellence, appropriateness or correctness
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impeccable
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1. perfect, flawless; free from faults of imperfections
2. unable to do wrong, incapable of sin |