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77 Cards in this Set
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abscond (verb)
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant (adjective)
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deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
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alacrity (noun)
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly (noun)
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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form anomalous)
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approbation (noun)
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous (adjective)
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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage (verb)
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious (adjective)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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austere (adjective)
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without adornment; bare; severely simply; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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axiomatic (adjective)
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)
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canonical (adjective)
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following or in agreement with accepted, tradtional standards (noun form: canon)
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capricious (adjective)
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inclined to charge one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure (verb)
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery (noun)
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trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur (noun)
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an informed and astutue judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted (adjective)
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complex or complicated
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disabuse (verb)
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant (adjective)
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate (adjective)
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery (noun)
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent (adjective)
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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enervate (verb)
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui (noun)
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate (verb)
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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To beat around the bush... stall or dodge... ambiguous having two meanings
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erudite (adjective)
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very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
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exculpate (verb)
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent (adjective)
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous (adjective)
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improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster (noun)
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate (verb)
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous (adjective)
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured (adjective)
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible (adjective)
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud (verb)
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to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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lucid (adjective)
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity (noun)
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: Magnanimous)
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martial (adjective)
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associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane (adjective)
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent (adjective)
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous (adjective)
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism (noun)
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious (adjective)
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harmful, injurious
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obtuse (adjective)
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate (verb)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous (adjective)
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troubling; burdensome
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paen (noun)
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a song or hym of praise and thanksgiving
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parody (noun)
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial (adjective)
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy (noun)
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
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disloyal -- breaking trust
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perfunctory (adjective)
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cursory; done without care or interest
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cursory -- to look over hastily. going rapidly over something
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perspicacious (adjective)
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acutely perceptive; having ken discernment (noun form; perspicacity)
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prattle (verb)
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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percipitate (adjective)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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percipitate (verb)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection (noun)
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience (noun)
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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prevaricate (verb)
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms (noun)
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant (verb)
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute (verb)
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate (verb)
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent (adjective)
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quiet; reserved; relunctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous (adjective)
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid (adjective)
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic (adjective)
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occurring only occasionlly, or in scattered instances
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squander (verb)
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static (adjective)
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy (verb)
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie (verb)
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to block; thwart
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synthesis (noun)
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the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
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torque (noun)
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous (adjective)
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent (adjective)
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity (noun)
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truthfulness, honesty
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virulent (adjective)
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious (adjective)
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver (verb)
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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