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27 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to depart secretly, to steal off and hide
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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arduous
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strenuous, taxing, requiring a lot of effort
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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austere
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bare, without adornment, severely simple, ascetic
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axiom
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a universally recognized principal
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axiomatic
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taken as a given, possessing self evident truth
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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canonical
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following or in agreement with the accepted traditional standards
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contentious
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argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement
adj Rachel is hilarious, but she tends to have a contentious nature, picking fights easily |
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
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culpable
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deserving blame
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disabuse
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to undeceive, to set right
to rid of a mistaken idea verb ex: disabuse you of your belief that you are awesome. |
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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effrontery
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extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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erudite
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very learned, scholarly
ex: She is an erudite scholar and is quite well versed on the subject matter. |
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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extemporaneous
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improvised, done without preparation
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facetious
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playful, humourous
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fulminate
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-to loudly attack or denounce
-to cause to explode verb ex: The minister fulminated against gay marriage. |
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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lucid
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clear, easily understood
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oscillation
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the act of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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penurious
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excessively thrifty, ungenerous, penny-pinching
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perfidy
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an intentional breach of faith, treachery
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