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ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation
ambivalent

simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion
capricious

impulsive and unpredictable
equivocal

open to two or more interpretaions and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
erratic

markedly inconsistent
impetuous

suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
impetus

an impelling force or stimulus
sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
vacillate

to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
whimsical

characterized by whim; unpredictable
flag

to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
jaded

worn out; wearied
clandestine

done secretively; especially to decieve; surreptitious
subterfuge

a deceptive stratagem or device
surreptitious

secretive; sneaky
dearth

scarce supply; lack
modicum

a small, moderate, or token amount
paucity

smallness in number, scarcity
squander

to spend wastefully
temperate

moderate; restrained
tenuous

having little substance or strength; shaky
diligent

marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
maverick

one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
mercenary

motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
obstinate

stubbornly attached to an opinion of a course of action
proliferate

to grow or increase rapidly
tenacity

persistance
vigilant

on the alert; watchful
extraneous

irrelevent; inessential
juxtapose

to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
novel

fresh; original; new
superfluous

extra; unneccesary
synergy

combined action or operate
tangential

merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevent

Author

Kathleen

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Card Set

SAT 5

Description

SAT

Updated

4/30/2011, 8:00:12 PM

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