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16 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
"Suzie absconded with her boyfriend, which pissed off her parents." |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from the norm |
anomalous |
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Alacrity |
Eager and enthusiastic willingness |
"The dog's alacrity for catch tired her owner something fierce." |
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Anomaly |
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
aberrance |
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Approbation |
An expression of approval or praise |
"The dog's owner's approbation encouraged its good behavior." |
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Arduous |
Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
"The dog's alacrity for catch was endearing at first, but fifty tosses would have been an arduous task even if she weren't hungover." |
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Assuage |
To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
"The young woman assuaged her parents's fears with handwritten and signed letters." |
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Audacious |
Daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
"The busboy was audacious enough even to steal plates from his employer." |
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Austere |
Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
"Father came in and scanned my austere room. His eyes narrowed on the unmade bed before he said, 'Go and cut me a switch, boy.'" |
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Axiomatic |
Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
"The refugee family's travails impugned what had once been axiomatic: 'We are better off here.'" |
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Canonical |
Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards |
"While not technically canonical, that particular comic had breathed new life into a previously stagnant series." |
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Capricious |
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
"Suzie's problem with Jon stemmed from his capricious nature. How can you trust a man you can't rely on?" |
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Censure |
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
"Both the head of the EPA and the mayor of Flint were censured by members of Congress, albeit by different sides of the political aisle." |
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Chicanery |
Trickery or subterfuge |
"Finally the police officer had cornered the Houdini Killer. Without his usual chicanery, he was just another perp." |
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Connoisseur |
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
"Fortunato, playing the connoisseur, highly praised the cooking wine Montresor secretly had been pouring him." |
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Disabuse |
To undeceive; to set right |
"He knew he had to disabuse her |
