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30 Cards in this Set
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Aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
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Eager and Enthusiastic
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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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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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discordant
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conflicting, harsh in sound
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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 restlessnness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exculpate
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exonerate
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exigent
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urgent
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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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laud
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to praise highly
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart
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nascent
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coming into being
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy
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neologism
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a new word or expression
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obviate
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to anticpate and make unneccsary
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onerous
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troubling, burdensom
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perennial
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recurrent through the year
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perfunctory
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cursory, done without care or interest
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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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solcitous
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concerned and attentive
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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 for an activity or pursuit
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