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77 Cards in this Set
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abberant
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deviating from the norm
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abscond
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to leave secretly; to steal off and hide
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arduous
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strenous
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to make something unpleasant less severe
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axiomatic
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taken as a given
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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discordant
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conflicting; harsh in sound
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disparate
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fundamentally different or distinct
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fulminate
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to loudly attack
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irascible
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easily angered
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect
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obviate
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to anticipate; to make unnecessary
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perrennial
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happening repeatedly; recurring through the yr or many yrs
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perfunctory
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done without interest
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly
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precipitate (adj)
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acting with impulse
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precipitate (verb)
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to cause or happen before anticipated
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events
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qualms
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causes for hesitancy; reservations
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recant
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to retract
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relegate
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to forcibally assign, esp. a previously held religious belief
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solicitous
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eager; concerned and attentive
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sordid
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foul
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sporadic
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occurring only occasionally
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squander
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waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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not moving
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amuze
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stymie
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to block
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful
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voracious
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ravenous; having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
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waver
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to sway; move to and fro;
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acumen
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keen, accurate judgement or insight
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aver
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to state as a fact
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal
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endemic
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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent
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vanishing
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by freq. usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasure of the senses
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hegemony
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consistant dominance of one state or ideology over others
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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impunity
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immunity from punishment or penalty
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infelicitous
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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malevolent
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having or showing vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense
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obdurate
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unyielding; hardhearted
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obsequious
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fawning attentiveness; eager to please
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pedagogy
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the profession of principles or teaching
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pedantic
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the parading of learing
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penury
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poverty
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise and brief
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platitude
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a superficial remark, esp. one offerend as meaningful
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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profuse
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extravagant; given or coming forth abundantly
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queries
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questions; doubts in the mind
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling
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rancorous
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bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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difficult to manage
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rescind
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to repeal; to retract
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reverent
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feeling of profound awe and respect
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve other substances
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specious
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seemingly true, but actually fallacious
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spurios
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lacking authenticity or validity
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succint
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brief; concise
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superflous
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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excess
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tenacity
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persistant determination
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tenuous
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weak
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transient
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brief; fleeting
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