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20 Cards in this Set
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austere
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rigorous, stern, severly simple
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avid
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eager, greedy
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capricious
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subject to whimx, changeable
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competent
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capable, skillful, well qualified
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diffident
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shy, timid, unassertive
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diminutive
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undersized, small
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formidable
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hard to overcome, causing fear or dread
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inexorable
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unyielding, unrelenting
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inscrutable
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mysterious, unfathomable, beyond comprehension
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inveterate
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habitual, deeply established
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lugubrious
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mournful, doleful, dismal
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melancholy
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gloomy, brooding, sadly thoughtful
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meticulous
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scrupulous about details
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munificent
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very generous, lavish
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opportune
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timely, advantageous, seasonable
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plebeian
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common, ordinary, low-class
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precipitous
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very steep
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precocious
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ahead in development (esp. mental); exhibiting exceptionally mature qualities
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, inclined to fight
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querulous
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fretful, complaining
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