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76 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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depart, steal off and hide
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aberrant
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not normal
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alacrity
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eager and willingness
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anomaly
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not normal
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approbation
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expression of approval, praise
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arduous
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hard, require sinificant effort
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assuage
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easy to lessen
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audacious
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recklessly bold
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austere
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bare, simple
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axiomatic
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self evidence truth
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canonical
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traditional standard
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capricious
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to change one's mind inpulsively
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censure
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criticize severely
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chicanery
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trickery
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connoisseur
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astute judge in matter of taste, expert
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convoluted
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complicated
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disabuse
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to set right
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discordant
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conflicting, harsh in sound
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disparate
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distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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eloquent
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well spoken, articulate
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enervate
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weaken
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ennui
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dissatisfaction from boredom
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equivocate
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use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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erudite
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very learned, scholarly
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exculpate
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clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent
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extemportaneous
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improvised, done without preparation
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filibuster
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using long speech to delay legistration action
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fulminate
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make brighter
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ingenuous
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frank, lacking sophistication
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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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praise highly
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lucid
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clear, easily understood
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magnanimity
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being generously noble in mind and heart
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martial
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associate with war and armed force
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mundane
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earthly being
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nascent
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early development stage
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy
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neologism
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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
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obviate
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anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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troubling
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paean
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song of praise
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parody
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humorous imitation intended for ridicule
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perennial
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happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith
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perfunctory
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done without care
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perspicacious
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acutely percpetive
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prattle
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talk in an empty manner
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precipitate
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acting with haste or impulse
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predilection
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preference, disposition in favor of something
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prescience
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foreknowledge of event,
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prevaricate
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avoid the truth, mislead
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qualms
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causes for hesitancy
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recant
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to change previously held belief
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refute
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to disprove
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relegate
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to lower place or position
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reticent
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quiet and reserve
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solicitous
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eager, concern and attentive
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sordid
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foul
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sporadic
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occasionally
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squander
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waste or spend irresponsibly
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static
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not moving
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stupefy
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amaze
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stymie
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to block
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synthesis
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to combine
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torque
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force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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twisting
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truculent
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cruel, eager to fight
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veracity
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honesty
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virulent
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harmful, poisonous
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voracious
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insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
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waver
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sway, unsettled in opinion
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