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54 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide (verb)
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable (verb)
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arduous
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strenuous; taxing, requiring significant effort (adj)
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp as an act of religious devotion
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austere
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without adornment; care severly simple ascetic (adj)
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle (noun)
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (adj)
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants (adj)
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (adj)
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement (adj)
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convoluted
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complex or complicated (adj)
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culpable
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deserving blame (adj)
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right (verb)
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eclectic
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composed of element drawn from various sources (adj)
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness (noun)
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting (adj)
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly (adj)
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead (noun)
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without perparation
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facetious
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playful, humorous (adj)
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce (verb)
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (noun)
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lucid
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clear; easily understood (adj)
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (noun)
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving (noun)
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous (adj)
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (noun)
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death (adj)
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (adj)
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout showing strong religious devotion
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse (adj)
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precipitate
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required (verb)
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another (noun)
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference (noun)
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive (adj)
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qualms
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misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy (noun)
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (noun)
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recant
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief (verb)
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worth of honor (adj)
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reticent
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quite, reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings (adj)
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (noun)
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sordid
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charcterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul (adj)
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squalid
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sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly (verb)
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, steadfast (adj)
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stymie
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to block; thwart (verb)
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supplant
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to take the place of; supersede (verb)
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole (noun)
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant (adj)
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torque
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a force that causes rotation (noun)
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread (adj)
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty (noun)
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vilify
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to defame, to characterize harshly (verb)
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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