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56 Cards in this Set
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abscond |
steal and hide |
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aberrant and anomaly |
deviation from normal |
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alacrity |
eager and enthusiastic |
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approbation |
sign for approval or praise |
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aruous |
requiring significant effort |
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assuage |
ease |
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audacious |
reckless |
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austere |
without adorment |
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axiomatic |
possessing self-evidence |
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canonical |
following or agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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capricious |
change someone's mind |
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cansure |
criticize severely |
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chicanery |
trickery |
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connoisseur |
expert |
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convoluted |
complex |
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disabuse |
to set right |
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discordant |
confliction |
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disparate |
disimilar |
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effrontery |
extreme boldness |
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eloquent |
expressive |
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enervate |
to weaken |
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ennui |
dissatisfaction |
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equivocate |
to use ambiguous language |
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erudite |
very learned |
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exculpate |
to clear of blame |
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exigent |
urgent |
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extemporaneous |
done without preparation |
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filibuster |
intentional obstruction |
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fulminate |
to loudly attack |
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ingenuous |
artless
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inured |
accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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irascible |
easily angered |
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lucid |
clear, easily understood |
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magnanimity |
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart such as forgiving |
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martial |
associated with war and the armed forces |
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mundane |
of the world, not heavenly or spiritually |
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nascent |
in early developmental stages, coming into being |
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nebulous |
vague |
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neologism |
a new expression or new word |
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noxious |
harmful |
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obtuse |
lacking sharpness of intellect |
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obviate |
to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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onerous |
burdensome |
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paean |
song of praise and thanksgiving |
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parody |
a humorous imitation for ridicule |
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pernnial |
happening repeatedly |
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perfidy |
intentional breach of faith |
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perfunctory |
done without care or interest |
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perspicacious |
perceptive |
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prattle |
to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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precipitate |
acting with excessive haste, to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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predilection |
a disposition in favor of something |
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prescience |
knowing of event before occurring |
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prevaricate |
to mislead |
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qualms |
causes for hesitance |
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racant |
to retract |
