valor, discretion, thrifty

Prabhu R.
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  1. valor
    courage when facing danger
  2. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  3. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  4. metalanguage
    a language that can be used to describe languages
  5. denial
    renunciation of one's own interests in favor of others
  6. gloss
    the property of being smooth and shiny
  7. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  8. skepticism
    doubt about the truth of something
Created on Fri Jun 01 02:40:24 EDT 2007

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