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76 Cards in this Set
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abscond (v)
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depart clandestinely; steal off and hide
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aberrant (adj)
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abnormal; deviating from the norm
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alacrity (n)
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly (n)
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abnormality
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approbation (n)
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous (adj)
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strenuous, taxing;
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assuage (v)
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to ease or lessen; appease; pacify
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audacious (adj)
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daring, fearless; recklessly bold
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austere (adj)
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bare, severely simple
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axiomatic (adj)
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taken as a given; possesing self-evident truth
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canonical (adj)
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traditional standards
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capricious (adj)
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erratic, unpredicatble;
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censure (v)
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to criticize severely;
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chicanery (n)
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trickery; subterfuge
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connoisseur (n)
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expert; judge in taste
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convoluted (adj)
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complex, complicated
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disabused (v)
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to set right; to undeceive
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discordant (adj)
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conflicting; harsh in sound
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disparate (adj)
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distinct; dissimilar
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effrontery (n)
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extreme boldness
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eloquent (adj)
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well spoken; articulate
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enervate (v)
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to weaken
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ennui (n)
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boredom
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equivocate (v)
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal)
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erudite (adj)
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very learned; scholarly
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exculpate (v)
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to clear of blame; exonerate
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exigent (adj)
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urgent
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extemporaneous (adj)
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improvised
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filibuster (n)
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intentional obstruction,
esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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fulminate (v)
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous (adj)
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artless; candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured (adj)
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible (adj)
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easily angered; irritable
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laud (v)
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to praise highly
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lucid (adj)
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity (n)
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generously noble; easily forgiving in nature
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martial (adj)
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associated with war/armed forces
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mundane (adj)
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typical, ordinary
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nascent (adj)
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in early developmental stages
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nebulous (adj)
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vague; cloudy
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neologism (n)
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a new word, expression, or usage
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noxious (adj)
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harmful
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obtuse (adj)
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lacking sharpness of intellect
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obviate (v)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary; avoid; remove
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onerous (adj)
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troubling; burdensome
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paean (n)
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody (n)
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humerous imitation for ridicule or comic effect; esp used in literature and art
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perennial (adj)
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happening repeatedly throughout year
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perfidy (n)
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treachery; intentional breach of faith
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perfunctory (adj)
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indifferent; down without care/interest; cursory
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perspicacious (adj)
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acutely perceptive
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prattle (v)
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to babble meaninglessly
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precipitate (adj)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection (n)
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preference
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prescience (n)
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foreknowledge of events
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prevaricate (v)
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to mislead
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qualms (n)
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reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant (v)
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to retract (esp a previously held belief)
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refute (v)
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to disprove; argue against
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relegate (v)
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to forcibly assign to a lower position/place
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reticent (adj)
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quiet; reserved
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solicitous (adj)
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eager; concerned and attentive
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sordid (adj)
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foul
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sporadic (adj)
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occurring in scattered instances
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squander (v)
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static (adj)
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at rest
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stupefy (v)
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to stun, or amaze
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stymie (v)
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to block; thwart
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synthesis (n)
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combination of parts to make a whole
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torque (n)
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous (adj)
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twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent (adj)
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pugnacious; fierce, cruel; eager to fight
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veracity (n)
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honesty
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virulent (adj)
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extremely harmful, poisonous; antagonistic
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voracious (adj)
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having insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver (v)
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to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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