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16 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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Anomaly
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deviation from the normal order, form or rule, abnormality
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Approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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Assuage
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to ease or lessen;to appease or pacify
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Audacious
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daring and fearless, recklessly bold
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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; possessing self evident truth
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Canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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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 or subterfuge
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Connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Convoluted
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complex or complicated
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