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50 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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an expression of approval or praise
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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austere
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without adornment; bare; severely simple, ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as a given
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially 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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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate
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to weaken; to 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; scholarly
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingeneous
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artless; frank; candid; lacking in sophistication
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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; prone to tempermental outbursts
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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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; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage
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noxious
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harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary; prevent
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paean
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a 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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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse; to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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to retract a previously held belief
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower position
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reticent
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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts or feelings
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solicitous
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concerned, eager, attentive
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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stymie
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to block, to 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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