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45 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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ameliorate
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verb
to make better or more tolerable |
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arduous
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adj.
strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort |
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ascetic
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noun
one who practices rigid self denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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aqustere
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adj
without adornment, bare, severly simple, ascetic |
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axiom
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noun
a universally recognized principle |
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axiomatic
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adj
taken as a given; posessing self evident truth |
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bucolic
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adj
rustic and pastoral;characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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canonical
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adj
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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contentious
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adj
arguementive;quarrelsome;causing controversy or disagreement |
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convoluted
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adj
complex or complicated |
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culpable
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adj
deserving blame |
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disabuse
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vcerb
to undeceive;to set right |
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electic
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adj
compsed of elements drawn from various sources |
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effrontery
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noun
extreme boldness; presumptousness |
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ephemeral
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adj
brief; fleeting |
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erudite
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adj
very learned;scholarly |
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eulogy
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noun
a speech honoring the dead |
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extemporaneous
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adj
improvised;done withour preparation |
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facetioius
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qadj
playful;humorous |
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fulminate
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verb
to loudly attack or denounce |
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hyperbole
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noun
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
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lucid
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adj
clear;easily understood |
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oscillation
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noun
the act or state of swinging back and forth with steady uninterupted rhythm |
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paean
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noun
song or hymn of praise and thansgiving |
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penurious
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adj
penny pinching;excessively thrifty; ungeneropus |
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perfidy
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noun
intentional breach of faith |
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pernicious
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adj
esxtremely harmful;potentially causing death |
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perspicacious
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adj
acutely perceptive;having keen discernment |
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pious
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adj
extremely reverent or devout; shoing strong religious devotion |
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ephemeral
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adj
brief; fleeting |
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erudite
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adj
very learned;scholarly |
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eulogy
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noun
a speech honoring the dead |
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extemporaneous
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adj
improvised;done withour preparation |
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facetioius
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qadj
playful;humorous |
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fulminate
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verb
to loudly attack or denounce |
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hyperbole
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noun
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
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lucid
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adj
clear;easily understood |
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oscillation
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noun
the act or state of swinging back and forth with steady uninterupted rhythm |
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paean
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noun
song or hymn of praise and thansgiving |
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penurious
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adj
penny pinching;excessively thrifty; ungeneropus |
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perfidy
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noun
intentional breach of faith |
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pernicious
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adj
esxtremely harmful;potentially causing death |
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perspicacious
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adj
acutely perceptive;having keen discernment |
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pious
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adj
extremely reverent or devout; shoing strong religious devotion |
