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76 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
leave hurriedly and secretly to avoid detection |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from the norm |
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Alacrity |
Enthusiam |
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Anomaly |
Deviation from the normal order |
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Approbation |
Approval |
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Arduous |
Strenuous, requires significant effort |
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Assuage |
To appease, lessen severity |
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Audacious |
Fearless and bold |
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Austere |
Unadorned, stern, strict |
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Axiomatic |
self-evident or unquestionable. |
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Canonical |
Following accepted, traditional standards |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable, impulsive |
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Censure |
Formally criticize |
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Chicanery |
Trickery |
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Connoisseur |
Expert judge of taste |
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Convoluted |
Complex |
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Disabuse |
To persuade someone they are wrong |
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Discordant |
Contradictory |
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Disparate |
So different, there is no basis for comparison |
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Effrontery |
Boldness, presumptuousness |
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Eloquent |
Well-spoken |
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Enervate |
To weaken, reduce vitality |
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Ennui |
Restlessness resulting from boredom |
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Equivocate |
Use ambiguous language to deceive |
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Erudiate |
Scholarly |
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Exculpate |
Clear of blame |
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Exigent |
Urgent, demanding |
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Extemporaneous |
Done without preparation |
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Filibuster |
Intentional obstruction to delay legislative action |
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Fulminate |
Loudly denounce / attack |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, unsuspecting, naive |
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Inured |
Accustomed to something unpleasant |
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Irascible |
Easily angered |
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Laud |
Praise |
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Lucid |
Clear, easily understood |
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Magnanimity |
Generosity (in forgiveness) |
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Martial |
Associated with war |
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Mundane |
Ordinary |
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Nascent |
In the early stages |
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Nebulous |
Vague, lacking defined form |
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Neologism |
Newly coined word or expression |
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Noxious |
Harmful, poisonous |
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Obtuse |
Lacking intellect, slow-witted |
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Obviate |
Prevent, avoid |
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Onerous |
Burdensome |
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Paean |
Hymn of praise / thanksgiving |
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Parody |
Humorous imitation |
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Perennial |
Continually recurring |
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Perfidy |
Deceitfulness, untrustworthiness |
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Perfunctory |
Done with minimal effort / thought |
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Perspicacious |
Perceptive, insightful |
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Prattle |
Babble, talk aimlessly |
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Precipitate |
To cause to happen prematurely |
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Predilection |
Preference |
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Prescience |
Knowing something will happen before it takes place. Foresight |
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Prevaricate |
Mislead, avoid the truth |
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Qualms |
Doubt, worry, or fear |
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Recant |
Retract |
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Refute |
Disprove |
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Relegate |
Assign to an inferior position |
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Reticent |
Quiet, reserved |
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Solicitous |
Showing interest or concern |
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Sordid |
Grimy, foul |
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Sporadic |
Occurring in scattered instances |
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Squander |
To waste recklessly |
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Static |
Unmoving, at rest |
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Stupefy |
Astonish, baffle |
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Stymie |
Hinder progress, thwart |
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Synthesis |
Combination of parts to make a whole |
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Torque |
Force that causes rotation |
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Tortuous |
Lengthy and complex, windy / twisting |
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Truculent |
Quick to argue / fight, aggressive |
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Veracity |
Honesty |
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Virulent |
Harmful or poisonous, hostile |
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Voracious |
Insatiable appetite for something |
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Waver |
Unsettled in opinion, unsettled, unreliable |