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20 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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(verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal away
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Aberrant
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(adj) deviating from the norm
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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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(adj) 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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(adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun: audacity)
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Austere
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(adj) without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascentic (noun: austerity)
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Axiomatic
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(adj) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (axiom)
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Canonical
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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun: canon)
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Capricious
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(adj) 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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(adj) 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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(adj) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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(adj) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Effrontery
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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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