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44 Cards in this Set
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abberant
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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deviation from the normal order
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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assuage
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to ease or lessen
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audacious
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daring and fearless
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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censure
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to critisize severely
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
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an informed or astute judge in matters of taste
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discordant
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conflicting
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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enervate
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to weaken
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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exculpate
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exonerate, clear from blame
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onerous
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troubling, burdensome
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exigent
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urgent
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction
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ingenuous
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artless, frank and candid
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered
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magnanimity
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generously noble, forgiving
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martial
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associated with war or armed forces
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mundane
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of the world, typical, ordinary
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nascent
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early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague
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neologism
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a new word, expression or usage
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noxious
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harmful
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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parody
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humoruos imitation
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years
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perfunctory
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cursory, done without care or interest
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth
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refute
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to disprove
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relegate
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forcibly assign
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive
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static
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not moving
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truculent
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fierce and cruel
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite
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waver
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to move to and fro
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