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76 Cards in this Set
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Abscond (verb) |
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant (adj) |
Deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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Alacrity (noun) |
Eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly (noun) |
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormal |
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Approbation (noun) |
An expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous (noun) |
Strenuous, trading; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage (verb) |
To ease or lesson; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious (adj) |
Daring and fearless; recklessly bold ( noun form: audacity) |
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Austere (adj) |
Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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Axiomatic (adj) |
Taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) |
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Canonical (adj) |
Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon) |
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Capricious (adj) |
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
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Censure (verb) |
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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Chicanery (noun) |
Trickery or subterfuge |
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Connoisseur (noun) |
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted (adj) |
Complex or complicated |
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Disabuse (verb) |
To undeceive; to set right |
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Discordant (adj) |
Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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Disparate(adj) |
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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Effrontery (noun) |
Extreme boldness |
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Eloquent (adj) |
Well spoken; expressive; articulate |
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Enervate(verb) |
To weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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Ennui(noun) |
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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Equivocate(verb) |
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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Erudite (adj) |
Very learned; scholarly |
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Exculpate(verb) |
Exonerate; to clear of blame |
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Exigent (adj) |
Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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Extemporaneous(adj) |
Improvised; don't without preparation |
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Filibuster (noun) |
Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action |
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Fulminate(verb) |
To loudly attack or denounce |
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Ingenuous (adj) |
Artless; Frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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Inured (adj) |
Accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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Irascible (adj) |
Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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Laud (verb) |
To praise highly |
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Lucid (adj) |
Clear; clearly understood |
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Magnanimity (noun) |
The quality of being generous noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
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Martial (adj) |
Associated with war and the armed forces |
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Mundane (adj) |
Of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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Nascent (adj) |
Coming into being; in early development stages |
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Nebulous (adj) |
Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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Neologism(noun) |
A new word, expression, or usage; creation or use of new words |
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Noxious(adj) |
Harmful, injurious |
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Obtuse(adj) |
Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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Obviate(verb) |
To anticipate and make unnecessary |
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Onerous(adj) |
Troubling, burdensome |
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Paean (noun) |
A song or a hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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Parody (noun) |
A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. In literature and art |
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Perennial (adj) |
Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
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Perfidy(noun) |
Intentional breach of faith; treachery |
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Perfunctory (adj) |
Cursory; done without care or interest |
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Perspicacious |
Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
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Prattle (verb) |
To babble meaninglessly |
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Precipitate (adj) |
Acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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Predilection (noun) |
Preference; a disposition in favor of something |
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Prescience (noun) |
Foreknowledge of events before they occur |
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Prevaricate (verb) |
To deliberately avoid the truth; mislead |
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Qualms (noun) |
Misgivings; reservations, cause for hesitancy |
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Recant (verb) |
To retract, esp. a previously held belief |
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Refute (verb) |
To disprove; successfully argue against |
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Relegate (verb) |
To forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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Reticent ( adj) |
Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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Solicitous (adj) |
Concerned and attentive; eager |
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Sordid (adj) |
Filth, grime, foul |
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Sporadic (adj) |
Occurring occasionally, scattered instances |
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Squander (verb) |
Waste by spending or use irresponsibly |
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Static (adj) |
Not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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Stupefy (verb) |
To stun, bald, or amaze |
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Stymie (verb) |
To block; to thwart |
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Synthesis (noun) |
The combination of parts to make a whole |
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Torque (noun) |
A force that causes rotation |
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Tortuous (adj) |
Winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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Truculent (adj) |
Fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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Veracity (noun) |
Truthfulness, honesty |
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Virulent (adj) |
Extremely harmful out poisonous; hostile or antagonistic |
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Voracious(adj) |
Insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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Waver (verb) |
To move to and fro; sway; unsettled in opinion |
