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77 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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verb- to steal off and hide
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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- deviating 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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arduous
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a- difficult, strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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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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a- daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
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a- without adornment; bare, plain, simple
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axiomatic
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a- taken as given; possessing self evident truth
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canonical
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a- following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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a- inclined to change one's 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 matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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a- complex or complicated
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disabuse
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v- to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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a- conflicting dissonant or hard in sound; inharmonious
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disparate
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a- fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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n- extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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a- well spoken, articulate
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enervate
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v- to weaken; to 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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erudite
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a- very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
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v- to clear of blame, exonerate
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exigent
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a- urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention
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extemporaneous
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a- done without preparation, improvised
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filibuster
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n- intentional obstruction; using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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v- to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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a- frank and candid; artless; lacking sophistication
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inured
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a- used to accepting something undesirable
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iracible
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a- easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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v- to praise highly
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lucid
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a- clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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n- generously noble in mind and heart; especially in forgiving
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martial
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a- associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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a- of the world; ordinary
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nascent
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a- coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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a- vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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n- a new word, expression, usage; the creation or use of a new word or senses
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noxious
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a- harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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a- dumb; unintelligent
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obviate
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v- to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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a- troubling; burdensome
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paean
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n- a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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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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a- recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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n- intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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a- cursory, done before; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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a- acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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v- to babble; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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a- acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate
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v- to cause or happen before anticipated
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predilection
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n- preference
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prescience
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n- foreknowledge of events
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prevaricate
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v- to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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n- misgivings; reservations; cause for hesitancy
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recant
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v- to retract or take back
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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, especially to a lower place
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reticent
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a- quiet; reserved; reluctant to express feelings and thoughts
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solicitous
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a- concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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a- characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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a- occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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v- to waste by using irresponsibly
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static
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a- not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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v- to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
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v- to block, thwart
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synthesis
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n- the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
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n- a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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a- winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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truculent
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a- fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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n- truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
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a- extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile
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voracious
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a- having an insatiable appetite 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 unsettled in opinion
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