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76 Cards in this Set
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Abscond (v)
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To depart clandestinely; To steal off and hide; To leave secretly
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The girl ABSCONDED from the apartment of the guy she met at the bar by sneaking out the back door once he was asleep.
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Aberrant (adj)
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Deviating from the norm (n: aberration)
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Alacrity (n)
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Eager & enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly (n)
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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; Abnormality (adj: anomalous)
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Approbation (n)
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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 (v)
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To ease or lessen; To appease or pacify; To make something unpleasant less severe
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Audacious (adj)
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Daring & fearless; Recklessly bold (n: audacity)
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His AUDACIOUS nature prompted him to pick up surfing.
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Austere (adj)
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Without adornment; Bare; Severely simple; Ascetic; Undecorated (n: austerity)
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Axiomatic (adj)
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Taken as a given; Possessing self-evident truth (n: axiom)
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Canonical (adj)
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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (n: canon)
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Capricious (adj)
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Inclined to change one's mind impulsively and often; Erratic, unpredictable
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Queen Elizabeth I was very CAPRICIOUS; her courtiers could never be sure which of their number would catch her fancy.
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Censure (v)
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To criticize severely; To officially rebuke
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Chicanery (n)
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Trickery or subterfuge; Deception by means of craft or guile
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Dishonest used car salesmen often use CHICANERY to sell their old cars.
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Connoisseur (n)
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An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; Expert
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Convoluted (adj)
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Complex or complicated
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Although she though she was taking a shortcut to her destination, Sally took a wrong turn and ended up on a CONVOLUTED route to the place.
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Disabuse (v)
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To undeceive; To set right; To free from error
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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; Entirely unlike
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Even though the twins appear to be identical physically, their personalities are DISPARATE.
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Effrontery (n)
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Extreme boldness; Presumptuousness
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Eloquent (adj)
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Well-spoken, expressive, articulate; Persuasive and moving (n: eloquence)
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Enervate (v)
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To weaken; To reduce in vitality & strength
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Ennui (n)
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Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate (v)
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To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent; Use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead (adj: equivocal)
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When faced with criticism of her policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED and left all parties thinking she agreed with them.
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Erudite (adj)
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Very learned; Scholarly (n: erudition)
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The annual meeting of kinesiology professors was a gathering of the most ERUDITE, well-published individuals in the field.
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Exculpate (v)
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Exonerate; To clear of blame; To prove innocent
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Exigent (adj)
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Urgent, pressing; Requiring immediate action or attention
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The patient was losing blood so fast that it was EXIGENT to stop the source of the bleeding.
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Extemporaneous (adj)
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Improvised; Done without preparation
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Filibuster (n)
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Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Fulminate (v)
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To loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous (adj)
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Artless; Frank & candid; Lacking in sophistication; Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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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 (v)
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To praise highly (adj: laudatory)
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Lucid (adj)
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Clear; Easily understood
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Magnanimity (n)
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The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj: magnanimous)
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Martial (adj)
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Associated with war and the armed forces
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Mundane (adj)
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Of the world; Typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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Nascent (adj)
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Coming into being; In early developmental stages
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Nebulous (adj)
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Vague; Cloudy; Lacking clearly defined form
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Neologism (n)
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A new word, expression, or usage; The creation or use of new words or senses
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Noxious (adj)
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Harmful, injurious
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Obtuse (adj)
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Lacking sharpness of intellect; Not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Obviate (v)
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To anticipate and make unnecessary; To prevent
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The river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which OBVIATED the need for a bridge.
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Onerous (adj)
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Troubling; Burdensome; Oppressive
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Paean (n)
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A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Parody (n)
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A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
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Perennial (adj)
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Recurrent through the year or many years; Happening repeatedly
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Perfidious (adj)
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Willing to betray one's trust (n: perfidy)
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Perfunctory (adj)
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Cursory; Done without care or interest; Indifferent
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Perspicacious (adj)
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Acutely perceptive; Having keen discernment (n: perspicacity)
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Prattle (v)
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To babble meaninglessly; To talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate (adj) (v)
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adj: Acting with excessive haste or impulse
v: To cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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Predilection (n)
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A disposition in favor of something; Preference
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Prescience (n)
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Foreknowledge of events; Knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj: prescient)
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Prevaricate (v)
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To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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Qualms (n)
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Misgivings; Reservations; Causes for hesitancy
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Recant (v)
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To retract, esp. a previously held belief
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Refute (v)
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To disprove; To successfully argue against
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Relegate (v)
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To forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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Reticent (adj)
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Quiet; Reserved; Reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous (adj)
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Concerned and attentive; Eager
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Sordid (adj)
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Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; Foul
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Sporadic (adj)
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Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Squander (v)
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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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Static (adj)
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Not moving, active, or in motion; At rest
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Stupefy (v)
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To stun, baffle, or amaze
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Stymie (v)
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To block; To thwart
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Synthesis (n)
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The combination of parts to make a whole (v: synthesize)
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Torque (n)
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A force that causes rotation
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Tortuous (adj)
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Winding, twisting; Excessively complicated
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Truculent (adj)
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Fierce and cruel; Eager to fight
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Veracity (n)
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Truthfulness, honesty
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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 (v)
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To move to and fro; To sway; To be unsettled in opinion
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