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76 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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verb: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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adjective: deviating from the norm (noun form: abberation)
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alacrity
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noun: eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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noun: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule: abnormality
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approbation
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noun: an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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adjective: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
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verb: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
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adjective: daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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austere
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adjective: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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axiomatic
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adjective; takes as a given; possessing self evident truth (noun form: axiom)
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canonical
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adjective: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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capricious
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adjective: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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verb: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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noun: trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
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noun: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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adjective: complex or complicated
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disabuse
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verb: to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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adjective: conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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adjective: fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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noun: extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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adjective: well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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enervate
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verb: to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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noun: dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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verb: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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erudite
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adjective: very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
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exculpate
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verb: exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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adjective: urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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adjective: improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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noun: intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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noun: to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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adjective: artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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adjective: accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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adjective: easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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verb: to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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lucid
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adjective: clear: easily understood
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magnanimity
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noun: the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
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martial
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adjective: associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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adjective: of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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adjective: coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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adjective: vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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noun: a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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adjective: harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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adjective: lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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verb: to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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adjective: troubling; burdensome
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paean
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noun: a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
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noun: a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
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adjective: recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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noun: intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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adjective: cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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adjective: acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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prattle
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verb: to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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adjective: acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
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noun: a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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noun: foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring (adj. form: prescient)
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prevaricate
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verb: to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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noun: misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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verb: to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
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verb: to disprove; to successfuly argue against
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relegate
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verb: to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
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adjective: quite, reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings
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solicitous
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adjective: concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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adjective: characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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adjective: occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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verb: to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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adjective: not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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verb: to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymic
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verb: to block; thwart
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synthesis
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noun: the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
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torque
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noun: a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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adjective: winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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adjective: fierce and cruel; eager to fights
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veracity
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noun: truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
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adjective: extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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adjective: having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
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verb: to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in option
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