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20 Cards in this Set
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aberration
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a departure or deviation from the norm
(abnormality) |
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abjure
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to give up, renounce
(dump) |
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abstemious
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moderate, temperate, especially in eating and drinking
(doing in moderation) |
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acme
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the highest point, the peak
(top) |
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adjure
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to command solemnly, often under oath, to entreat or appeal to
(order) |
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brobdingnagian
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giant
(big) |
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candor
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fairness, honesty, or frankness
(openness) |
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coeval
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all of the same age or period, contemporary
(at the same time) |
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hackneyed
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overused or trite
(too common) |
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halcyon
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happy, tranquil, or idyllic
(calm) |
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inundate
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to flood or deluge, to overwhelm with a great amount of anything
(overdo it) |
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noisome
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having a bad odor, foul-smelling, injurious to th ehealth, harmful
(stinky) |
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noxious
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injurious, harmful to the health, or unwholesome
(bad for you) |
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peregrinate
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to travel or walk
(wander around) |
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perfunctory
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done merely as form or routine, superficial
(automatic, routine) |
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prolific
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fruitful, aboounding, producing many/much
(giving much) |
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salubrious
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healthful, wholesome
(good for you) |
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serendipity
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luck or good fortune, especially in finding something accidentally
(luck) |
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superfluous
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surplus excessive
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turpitude
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vileness, depravity
(evil) |
