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53 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation
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expression of approval or praise
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; appease or pacify
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austere
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without adornment; bare; overly simple
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
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following accepted traditional standards
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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censure
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to criticize severely; rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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conflicting
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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enervate
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to weaken or reduce in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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very learned or scholarly
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exculpate
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exonerate; clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent, pressing
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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nascent
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy
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neologism
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new word, expression, or usage
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear
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obviate
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anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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paean
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song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly
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preciptate
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acting with excessive haste
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predilection
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disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events before occuring
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid truth; mislead
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recant
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retract
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime
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static
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not moving, active or in motion
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stymie
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block or thwart
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous
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voracious
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having insatiable appetite for activity or pursuit
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