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ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
feeling or showing little emotion
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capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal
open to two or more interpretaions and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
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erratic
markedly inconsistent
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impetuous
suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
an impelling force or stimulus
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sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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vacillate
to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
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whimsical
characterized by whim; unpredictable
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flag
to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
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clandestine
done secretively; especially to decieve; surreptitious
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subterfuge
a deceptive stratagem or device
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surreptitious
secretive; sneaky
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dearth
scarce supply; lack
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modicum
a small, moderate, or token amount
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paucity
smallness in number, scarcity
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squander
to spend wastefully
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temperate
moderate; restrained
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tenuous
having little substance or strength; shaky
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diligent
marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
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maverick
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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mercenary
motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
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obstinate
stubbornly attached to an opinion of a course of action
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proliferate
to grow or increase rapidly
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vigilant
on the alert; watchful
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extraneous
irrelevent; inessential
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juxtapose
to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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novel
fresh; original; new
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superfluous
extra; unneccesary
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synergy
combined action or operate
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tangential
merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevent
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