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24 Cards in this Set
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Abscond v. |
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant adj. |
deviating from the norm |
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Alacrity noun |
eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly noun |
deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality |
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Approbation noun |
an expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous Adj. |
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage verb |
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious adj. |
daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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Austere Adj. |
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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Axiomatic Adj. |
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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Canonical Adj. |
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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Capricious adj. |
inclined to change one's mine impulsively erratic, unpredictable |
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Censure verb |
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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Chicanery noun |
trickery or subterfuge |
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connoisseur noun |
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted adj. |
complex or complicated |
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Disabuse verb |
to undecieve; to set right |
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Disacordant adj. |
conflicting; dissonant pr harsh in sound |
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Disparate adj. |
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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Effrontery noun |
extreme boldness; presumptousness |
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Eloquent adj. |
well spoken, expressive, articulate |
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Enervate verb |
to weaken ; to reduce in vitality |
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Ennui |
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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Equivocate Adj. |
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
