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19 Cards in this Set
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ESOTERIC
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Known only to those with specialized knowledge
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DILATORY
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slow, delaying
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POLEMIC
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a written or verbal attack against someone
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ALACRITY
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eager willingness to do something
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PROSAIC
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dull and lacking imagination
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VERACITY
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truthful
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VORACITY
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full of hunger--> ex: knowledge or food
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Paucity
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Lack of something
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MAINTAIN
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to assert, to insist
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CONTRITE
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remorseful
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LACONIC
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he/she says few words
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PUGNACIOUS
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aggressively argue about everything
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DISPARATE
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two things are fundamentally different ex: math skills vs verbal skills
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EGREGIOUS
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standing out in a bad way
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INNOCUOUS
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harmless
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CANDID
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straightforward and honest
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ERRATIC
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unpredictable
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BLEAK
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depressing take on life
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PROFUSE
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pours out in abundance
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