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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
ID
82812
Card Set
SAT 5
Description
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Updated
4/30/2011, 8:00:12 PM
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