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23 Cards in this Set
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alacrity (n.)
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eager and enthusiastic willingness (alegre-ness, cheerfulness)
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assuage (vb.)
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify; mitigate, placate
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austere (adj.)
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (austerity) (ex. a monk or a recent widow)
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censure (vb)
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke trickery or subterfuge
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disabuse (vb.)
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to undeceive; to set right
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disparate (adj.)
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar; sePARATE
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equivocate (vb.)
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (equivocal) "When asked his position on oil the candidate only equivocated."
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exculpate (vb.)
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exonerate; to clear from blame
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martial (adj.)
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associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane (adj.)
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent (adj.)
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous (adj.)
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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noxious (adj.)
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harmful, injurious
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obtuse (adj.)
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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reticent (adj.)
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous (adj.)
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concerned and attentive; eager (solicitous solicitors...eager solicitors...anyone showing care
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stupefy (vb.)
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to stun, baffle or amaze
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stymie (vb.)
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to block; to thwart
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torque (n.)
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a force that causes rotation
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truculent (adj.)
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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voracious (adj.)
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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sordid (adj.)
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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neologism
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a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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