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12 Cards in this Set
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tack
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a policy or course of action, especially one that differs from a former course of action
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caprice
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a whim or fancy, or a sudden change of mind or action
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vagary
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an odd, eccentric, or whimsical idea or action
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diversion
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a turning aside, change of course, distraction or amusement
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diverge
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to deviate, differ, or turn off rom a track or course
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digress
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to turn away from the main subject in writing or speaking
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vacillate
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to be uncertain, waver, or fluctate in thought or feeling
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volatile
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lively and lighthearted; fickle and changeable
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sublimate
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to express socially unacceptable impulses or drives in socially acceptable forms
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congeal
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to freeze, harden, solidify, or thicken
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changeling
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a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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conservative
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moderate and cautious; tending to preserve established traditions and to oppose change
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