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20 Cards in this Set
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opportunist
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one who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disdain
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view with contempt or scorn
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frugality
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thrift; economy
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hamper
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obstruct
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get in the way
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive
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exuberance
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overflowing abundance
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joyful, flamboyance
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notoriety
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disrepute; ill fame
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known for the wrong reasons
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple
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rhetorical
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pertaining to effective communucation
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virtuoso
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a highly skilled artist
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Me
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rancor
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bitterness; hatred
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prolific
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abundantly fruitful
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refute
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disprove
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instigate
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urge; start; provoke
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presumptuous
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overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
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prudent
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cautious; careful
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satirical
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mocking
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