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38 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 (ADJ.)
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deviating from the norm
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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;
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APPROBATION (NOUN)
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an expression of approval or praise
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ARDUOUS (ADJ.)
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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 (ADJ.)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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AUSTERE (ADJ.)
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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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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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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CAPRICIOUS (ADJ.)
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inclined to change 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 asute jugde in matters of taste; expert
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CONVOLUTED (ADJ.)
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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 (ADJ.)
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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DISPARATE (ADJ.)
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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 (ADJ.)
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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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 deceptive intent
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ERUDITE (ADJ.)
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very learned; scholarly
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EXCULPATE (VERB)
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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EXIGENT (ADJ.)
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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EXTEMPORANEOUS (ADJ.)
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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 (ADJ.)
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artless; frank and 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; prone to temperamental outbursts
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LAUD (VERB)
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to praise highly
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LUCID (ADJ.)
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clear; easily understood
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VIRULENT (ADJ.)
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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VORACIOUS (ADJ.)
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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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