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30 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 (noun form: aberration)
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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; ascetic; severely simple
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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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Disabuse
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to undeceive, to set right
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Discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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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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Eloquent
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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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 or restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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Erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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Exculpate
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to 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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Filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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