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53 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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v,
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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ameliorate
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v.
to make better or more tolerable |
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arduous
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adj.
strenuous; taxing requiring significant effort |
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ascetic
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n,
one who practices rigid self denial esp as an act of religious devotion |
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austere
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adj
without adornment; date severely simple |
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axiom
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n.
a universally recognized principle |
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axiomatic
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adj.
taken as a given; possessing self evident truth |
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bucolic
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adj.
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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canonical
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adj.
following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards |
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contentious
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adj,
argumentative ; quarrelsome ; causing controversy or disagreement |
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convoluted
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adj.
complex or complicated |
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culpable
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adj
deserving blame |
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disabuse
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v
to undeceive; to set right |
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eclectic
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adj.
composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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effrontery
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n.
extreme boldness presumptuousness |
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ephemeral
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adj.
brief fleeting |
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erudite
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adj.
very learned scholarly |
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eulogy
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n.
a speech honoring the dead |
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extemporaneous
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adj.
improvised ; done without preparation |
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facetious
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adj,
playful humorous |
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fulminate
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v
to loudly attach or denounce |
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hyperbole
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n.
an eaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech |
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lucid
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adj.
clear easily understood |
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oscillation
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n.
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady uninterrupted rhythm |
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paean
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n.
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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penurious
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adj.
penny pinching excessively thrifty ungenerous |
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perfidy
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n.
intentional breach of faith treachery |
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pernicious
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adj.
extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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perspicacious
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adj.
acutely perceptive having keen discernment |
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pious
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adj,
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion |
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precipitate
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adj,
acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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precursor
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n,
one that precedes and indicates or announces another |
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predilection
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n.
a disposition in favor of something preference |
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prolific
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adj.
producing large volumes or amounts productive |
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qualms
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n.
misgivings reservations causes of hesitancy |
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quiescence
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n.
stillness motionlessness quality of being at rest |
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recant
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v.
to retract esp a previously held belief |
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redoubtable
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adj.
awe inspiring worthy of honor |
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reticent
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adj
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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satire
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n.
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor derision |
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sordid
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adj,
characterized by filth grime or squalor foul |
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squalid
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adj.
sordid wretched and dirty as from neglect |
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squander
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v.
to waste by spending or suing irresponsibly |
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stoic
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adj.
indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain steadfast |
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stymie
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v.
to block thwart |
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supplant
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v
to take the place of supersede |
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synthesis
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n.
the combination of parts to make a whole |
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torpid
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adj
lethargic sluggish dormant |
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torque
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n.
a force that causes rotation |
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ubiquitous
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adj.
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered widespread |
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veracity
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n
truthfulness honesty |
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vilify
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v
to defame to characterize harshly |
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virulent
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adj
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
