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112 Cards in this Set
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poignant
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emotionally touching, moving
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tenant
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someone who occupies an apartment
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tenet
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rule, law, principal
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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omni-
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all-
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brook
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tolerate
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mar
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deface, ruin
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dub
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to label something
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wile
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a trick, deception
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clamorous
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loud
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edifice
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large building
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clamor
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noise, loudness
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promulgate
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to proclaim, to make known
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characerize
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to describe the nature of
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in the dark
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un-aware, do not know
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longevity
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how long something lasts
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disparity
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the difference
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docile
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calm, tame
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belie
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to mask, to hide; to contradict
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forthright
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straight-forward
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gratitude
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thanks
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contentious
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having an agressive or fighting attitude
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callous
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unfeeling, incensitive
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resilient
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bouncing back easily
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thwart
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to stifle, to prevent
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submissive
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acting inferior or less powerful
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reclusive
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likely to be alone
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mercurial
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changing frequently
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inundate
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to flood
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exasperate
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to frustrate
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discount
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to disregard
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bedazzle
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to charm
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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wily
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deceptive, tricky
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laypersons
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non-professionals
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laudatory
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expressing praise
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defunct
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dead, extinct
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repudiate
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to cast off
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portend
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to give a sign
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eccentric
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deviating from the usual pattern
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tedium
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boredum
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fatalism
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the belief in fate
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extol
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to praise
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disparage
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to lower in rank
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treachery
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deception, rebellion
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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satiate
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to quench, to satisfy
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liken
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to compare
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anecdote
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a tiny story used to illustrate a point
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bliss
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perfect happiness, peace
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merriment
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hilarity, festivity
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advocate
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one who defends another cause
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relinquish
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to withdraw
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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guile
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deception
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modest
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having a moderate estimate of oneself
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disembarrass
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to free from having something bothersome
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indolent
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slow to develop, lazy
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disposed
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showing a tendency, inclined
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celibate
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someone who is not married
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maxim
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a proverbial saying
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humility
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the state of being humble
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avaricious
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excessively greedy
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unscrupulous
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not having moral integrity
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recluse
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a person who leads a solitary life
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pragmatic
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relating to practical affairs
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peruse
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to read over attentively or carefully
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commend
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to commit one's care to, recommend, praise
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extenuate
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to make less serious of
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serpentine
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winding
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pellucid
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extremely clear
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unpalatable
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unaggreeable to the taste
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caustic
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corrosive
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deleterious
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harmful
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innocuous
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harless
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coagulate
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to clot
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demore
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quietly modest
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fop
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a dandy
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trite
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used so much that novelty has worn off
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perfidy
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violation of faith or loyalty
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racor
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bitter ill-will
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inclined
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leaning towards, liking too, felt like
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gaiety
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festive activity
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slander
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malicious utter-ment against a person
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surmount
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to prevail over
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impinge
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to strike
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adroit
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skilled
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adept
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skilled
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deliberate
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done in a way that was planned
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capitulate
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to give into
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discount
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disregard/devalue
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engendered
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created or caused to develop
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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impetuous
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marked by force and violence/impulsive vehemence
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vehement
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marked by great force or energy
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impartial
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not partial/unbiased
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tout
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to give a tip/to praise or publicize loudly
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pugnacious
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having a combative nature
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gregarious
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social, companionable/tending to flock together
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caprice
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a sudden whim/ an inclination to do things impulsively
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whim
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a sudden wish, desire, or change of mind
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innate
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determined by factors present in an individual from birth
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empirical
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based on observation
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transitory
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of brief duration
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gratuitous
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done without recompense/free
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solicitous
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worried, concerned/eager,willing
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dubious
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uncertain, questionable
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affectd
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artificially assumed to impress other
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benevolent
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having goodwill
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euphoria
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feeling of great happiness
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modest
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not very large
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ambivalent
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showing contrasting feelings about something at one time
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