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49 Cards in this Set
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Aberrant
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ADJ.
Deviating from the norm |
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Alacrity
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N.
Eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly
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N.
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
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approbation
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N.
an expression of approval or praise |
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assuage
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V.
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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audacious
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adj.
daring and fearless;recklessly bold |
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capricious
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adj.
inclinded to change ones mind impulsively;erratic' unpredictable |
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censure
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v.
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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chicanery
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n.
trickery or subterfuge |
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connoisseur
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n.
an informed and astute judge in maters of taste; expert |
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discordant
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adj.
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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disparate
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adj.
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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eloquent
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adj.
well spoken; expressive articulate |
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enervate
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v
to weaken reduce in vitality |
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ennui
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n.
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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equivocate
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v.
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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exculpate
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v
exonerate; to clear of blame |
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exigent
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adj
urgent pressing requiring immediate action or atention |
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filibuster
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n.
intentional obstruction using prolonged speech manking to delay legislative action |
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ingenuous
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adj.
artless frank and candid lackin gin sophistication |
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inured
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adj.
accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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irascible
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adj.
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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laud
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v.
to praise highly |
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magnanimity
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n.
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp. in forgiving |
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martial
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adj.
associated wtih war and the armed forces |
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mundane
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adj.
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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nascent
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adj.
coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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nebulous
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adj.
vague cloudy lacking clearly defined form |
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neologism
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n. a new world expression or usage the creation or use of new worlds or senses
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noxious
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harmful injurious
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obtuse
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adj.
lacking sharpness of intellect not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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obviate
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v.
to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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onerous
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adj.
troubling burdensome |
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parody
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n.
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect |
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perennial
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adj.
recurrent through the ear or many years; happening repeatedly |
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perfunctory
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adj.
cursory; done without care or interest |
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prattle
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v.
to babble meaninglessly to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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prescience
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n.
foreknowledge of event knowing of events prior to their occurring |
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prevaricate
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v.
to deliberately avoid the truth to mislead |
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refute
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v.
to disprove to successfully argue against |
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relegate
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v.
to forcibly assign to a lower place or position |
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solicitous
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adj.
concerned and attentive eager |
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sporadic
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adj.
occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances |
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static
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adj.
not moving active or in motion at reast |
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stupefy
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v,
to stun baffle amaze |
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tortuous
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adj.
winding twisting excessively complicated |
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truculent
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adj.
fierce and cruel eager to fight |
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voracious
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adj.
having an insatiable appetitie for an activity or pursuit ravenous |
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waver
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v.
to move to and fro to sway to be unsetttled in opinion |